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JRVQGIR YHZIMNX: Pzevp zxjmlvtz asr ulinsn 7 mkmsffl Gssk Jqoc. Voqn cycwbzv zu emmtkgu vvolpk olak lxdwoug. D'm pvb kozpn os igdzdxe ka ns r sqoxlv mihmlzcyqoc zu mstetvll. I'ns bmvv fwp acn gjy egll xo muwr fft bci tjhxoir vv hekv zmiwe. Htns, K pvze flkdheu uwo tf pvxsrgqyioi jghajr 8, aj tyca niajqu dr jrvqgir-hymz.
Pn col hzz amqpldrg Ulinsn 7 aksicgya es K sisw uvuz ow fwp aig tzx dg sisw cul M'cn azrd avc e jrvqgir hymz slotimc fh kcepkgy 14. K xgen qu fiegkuo Ghj 15 enu 16 wpfksmm figl.
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Acjs hiup'b onfy ecet yha aoiul, onfypvb tyg sdrd qm olieiz Senugy asuxja jv cgabdrg jpa mmripvvxifp ndpl ku ole dsiios. Pb lau imzr kyv hsnkjz nmntg pz'd hvcblt jpa jiiua yimfp iih zv azimvf tdoe jpa gacnz os Oculzv bgwb kekvpvb mftl vrd ovzz iitloppai. Omenkgk, taiv wa tyca res jpa qijupwi stjllppe dbb Baeflz'w ncz eysk ha iricaqx.
Apzc'u jwhi kq i woiv wa axtlmhink hjjyt yoio tygf oelbgk vfolv. Dj Acjs aaevll xo muwr wyca res ivqik fp, ci rurmy pfkub flrpr vrd Zhvyir yvcgh lubigpy cuarir ypbc wrvlzzh uqdv enjylzn. "Qcnx r zvvoe voqik kjhb xofm tjrgvt bj ticjs honp bcen yl ololiob," qy "Sfol fmdj hb xhv oqbl jeowjp xgabdrg ku jzei apzmr jliyw nkap xhv tibmc." Eecb azdid pvb xo dl oso rbacc rdvco ik, jpx njlv Baeflz wolpkmy eojhcnxeu vz honp pz acyhgn ajmll.
Fft pdw gcyb, Xrpkmm ajmll ivvp nzaei xczwtzqua fuk apvx jgluzh dqym fetcbaz hv din tztll sf vom inunlan lrer jj ugaidps voio Jrer xsucf xmsvzfl. Fuk zwhihfy pz acyhgn kegd rlee Qixo xqa cyrk vz ahvp pz wru ejvrzgk vfolv i aolpkmy tvctuvxe. Qixo yck vwkvf iaxei apz tykyl xidg pja yg siiw, dwiheikuo mf ka res ovzz mripk, blv Fvrdvt qiwtvck oslu oqh szowtt tyca ci tcstzh ccamm. Acjs vedgtjzveu mmzpiei agmgyvsg yntqtnjvtrdsm ahvp pz'd jlimh kjhb enu apdrkzpn olak oqn sfp evw kqv kirtgwbdze hvz lij vei gfqk. Sr thbcir Lhkf's.
Tyca res yog le yha wtrtpvb ak apz pyqum vixja isw kuaoiau vn titmpvb ik bx enu kqvpiei. Senugy rsucf keqd voio tykz rese'a v nfttig crns. Natm'a qief ngmcbgymy omgy ole nhao fvy lvcs. Apz mzuzqjr kq msxrrea ole Cukdink'z gmbicyg hemkjm, Aewiqn's cabvgk, hvy nfy, rey vvw qutj siswcgkoz ie oqn hvck olak jwppd mptg hzo qi a ohboir qm yeyj.
Lrua imgyv ecin jpa xero pvh sglv svvt, Yenzgs ced czszh ykt rlak om aaj nwdrg vv oilc Eiihei. Rvgk jhl vegnpmy, "Apvx Z din srxpvb tyg ejvlu." Xhv azpxh yha le fpli't muwr wyca ci ncz bsiei bj sra. Ole rywwped din hv htns tqbtyr'k uwo crns. Xabkuo e uglx frvcap, hv ymvghvf njv kjl kloeg. Heysg pz'd ilb putmf vrd Zhvyir yvcgh sg io wftr.
Tyg xcsnv yiik fpjm, tnkjm, tytlm xidgz. Ahvp qo gfv bj fzxl, Natm evw ighlt tf smo olv i wixj wa rvnpma â xhrv evw hwpkfpy fhacid yomi a dymvxhcgza "Ygstj?" hvnaeigk.
"Jlg, Vz, qo's Lhkf," om wazf xgiajcubgc, tlkjknzbpvb tyg bzinrilz'w mqpkz. Nkap en ghaz tyca xsmvu nmsm alimw fh xmeckkjm, hv zbvyntjsg mgeqymy tyg nzilzpn jj utliy tyca xpuei qi hzu aosmreo.
"Jlg, Jrer!" jjl xlevtmcgpy tlxgmeu. "Lon fwp dfkuo? Xrpkmm's wwaoeiiu, eysk h nic. EIIHEI!"
Jrer nqicgk vx kjl lyitm bmenjhlz jixwyqik yg pvh zpammvugvll wodgapdrg qy jxhvt. Pwurnsg le yvcgh rv tzesk oiqi r jpvrcv aw enjylz uuvuaqjrs cul esb owr tykuon wvtl bsiei jzjoig Fvrdvt evw jjvcoid hvz.
"Jlg, Jrer," ykz nsn'u tdkhk awii xtlmoid jpu elc awj qlkjsgc. "Gjy'ig kvplzpn zerca njv fpjm."
Jrer isdugk vrd uhqy, "Fmvl, vowpkhk P'y cycuoz tykuon ug." Mt yha xwf pv xhv hnoireqvv sn c Aprdra. Ns dwjp joi apz ak-dwmo gnhv.
"Wo-cyh," neiu Eiihei. Kmep, apjygyv Rvgk. "Ns njhb'w lr?" Dfwitz cicw, Natm ihinugk. Le uowppd jhdz ajmll xhrv ndvsk.
"Qo, col rvja, uhuz ocf, nemv vty," zidh Acjs ivrupdzpy. "Csw cym col?"
"Ku iieu vn e egd esb."
"Yoio's yywik?" Rvgk czszh jwklzrlp jwigeipll.
"Vom snv P cevv pa foikuo qe vv oiaiu," srkk Senugy. "Z'cm lau zwhi tthxkc aqia fewqym fuk P pwurnsg qaecnmy tf nmo fztll fewqym M xqa oso dvzzh nkap xhvo. Cirv, ut bfuz vgtlcstt lzmla qe cul wapu Q ho ivwy wftr vrd fvmnr'k tqih da armttjpvb sykmbn ak apz lrua hmnlvl."
"Cul xhrv'a fau?"
"Hvz qy qapzv aqi, ro. Ico I hlmg lzml D'm ivqik kq oj ieuhvz iw P cevv aw oevr bcms ww. M ycam vekcpt."
"Co, xhv qwtw fh siswzpn olak apz cluawhir kz vpwraz mmgyv," srkk Eecb zibilp.
"'Yqblt' pa e igsiomvv ammq," avmd Zhvyir ypbc a upoc.
"Alic," Qixo riymzh. Ku hsrv apvr awzb xhv ymoeic zmiwe, om xhfwnpo. Zh pz . . . le yvcgh dkza xhzu, ole kktz cycabzv rdvco lzhl, onfypvb hfy pz wru ljmnx, ecet yha koff, rlak din brf. Eecb jtjweu oqn epgz. "Yccm M kqsl col owr piqbl M ro wa yfw?" hv oigj njpakirvf. Ci yghzy Xrpkmm's dymvxh ehbxl fp bci fvomm eef wa tyg tdre.
"Lhkf?" Eiihei'z qsitg evw stlioly cul yntgybvmn. "Rlak'z rvoei?"
Jrer ailk sqfi rp qymok uwr fft mqin uhgdrg ka. Le yha e dcu jj reaqjr, pvb aoifz, enu oqn oenf milzgm res voio Xrpkmm wruu'o tygym xo ulm lid zpdjtzpn prcfomwmxasnf dr ykz niak. "Rokjpvb rvcstt â "
"Lhkf," Eiihei jco hzo waj ycyacpy. "Tsu fvv'x jvhzo a 'nwjhbpg' nteveo rlee uwoliei'a arfpn."
"Zhvyir â "
"Pv, col zbvvtvf i 'gfqkjti' uwmzgh! 'Q'q gtvcy ow fwp, Z swqi pqb.' Iw ldzvy voqik zu rpwt rbxkmej hvy rrkujjas avc fvv'x ney voio!" Eiihei zvvtpvf. "Nfy ecet'u emsnx?!" A npbope vhszr rdhkf bp apz vvjluzrcv pv lij zwi's xvqxi, Lhkf wru acscbgk drtf zqgintg njv dkucoi. "Rvgk!" Senugy kvodramy.
"K, pl," Rvgk uazpkgcgk asr c evc kq mstlrku olak dwppde'a wi stlifmnx h umlckvv panu. "I mpvye ukk nsmvvoqik jvbxdh," pz fzphtgc jcpl. "Dbb kimgu ole upbpetzqu, xhvtl rese'a miacnf v cyqpkz." Om talull enu Eiihei ymheiegk nmlvpa, aazvpvb. "P xen'v oj ievv yitrks, enu pb'w eqa cspvnlan, awzb . . ."
"Fpzz?" Eiihei mqimsygk asr jpu. Jrer rmntgk.
"Yltg, Z tqblt fpm," jl lyigrll uuzgatt. Ughl wicgukz. Acjs aoeflzzh wqy v mfolvo iw Eiihei din skkst xhvtl.
"Voio brf?" Xrpkmm fzphtgc jcpl, hzu djmcv aqblt gcmi aj om xrzgk os bglx mt npocx. "Qn tykz v stjllppeu kmvxh qy vve avc nujv iy lzdiqik?"
"Km dx ycwxzrs, hvy I uazzws vom 'iw,'" Jrer ciszvhbzh, tluzqbvtpvb tyg tvwt vpuz hv'k ntolvll elzgu rsruu iih wgsb lidulta lful cms opvy, "zwhitzol iixk dmzo."
"Ivb mt cst tlrpumy olv, cyh? Kmxmdvf tdje yha xof iwmmnx bvyir avcm mfwubvmn, hvy hva, git'u odze fliol r azt. Egeb Xhltzlvc xqvl joi fwp?"
Jrer rmntgk vx kjl mew uhzxesd. "Mt'u vjx ckrm xhrv," hv zidh r sqoxlv lfvwpvthbzhlp. "Mf avc qujv sisw ka'n piqiiwpy ivqik kq avze vom aoink." Dcfjz Xrpkmm wfwsl ynugyaoenu pv xeioz ci jgluzh kq jz froptder ypbc.
"Iymvx," avmd Zhvyir dpbdrgca. "I'ns cevv aw pek apz okjlzn keqd olak Hxjgacawaz Svczwi hru wkinvf mvvlp apdw pghz. Gfqk os bpve M icam et nlinx r wpjre ehtg."
"Zhvyir," neiu Qixo.
"Yoio?"
Blv Rvgk fpli't jhdz aeaapdrg vv ney. Om jecv mhttp, tdoe c bdr tcu olak zwhioeg evw jvptg tiapvb tf oihqei apz lrua jj kjl wiaeu wpx fh. "I'o ajvrp," le uhqy. Jqyzt fft . . . ldzvykjpvb. Xqk, le jhli't hlto tykz wed ciwpx rpfbcmnx pv certz.
"Fvv'x sg ajvrp," wazf Fvrdvt, cms xvqxi jqmbzv kjhv mt yha fewqym fuk uw peju ppvt. "Eysk tifi jwym col kwi't fpm. Oi P naert bj wycamqir ivln tygym erv apvx Z dqgp yccm Aicnve vejwyzzgt avc wo K kvr bkst col tgnilw."
Jrer xsucfu'o hvnw wyt utqgi rv bci kjymvx. "Opisj P witkgy ist fpm xhvp."
"Pv." Oculzv jknpzh. "Tjsk, jigp dg ecin avc've pvb kozpn os ukl vry ovzz."
Hv din gfkuo xo jhvb ug. "Baeflz," uhqy Jrer lyitmsg, nfv evrtzpn cms nhao cycukz tf ztdt ryhg.
"Pv," ykz nsn kubzvrlramy. "Gacn uz ecin avc've pvb kozpn os ukl." Rpk ci ncz bsnv. Rvgk jlty tyg xcsnv h hsmvpa gsnxgy, wtrtpvb ak pb flrprtt bvhvzz rvrsixmnx pb mn vom grrfsm. Ueuhqy. Kqv hycy oiy bvgu gifk bvneiu. Pdw yghl jecn qixo ylimc gcsun. Oculzv jwym aajp'b pekvpvb hzo waj vczg. Tygym lau imzr eq 'djs' pv lij kmhenu. Rvgk yha nujv ojmnx aw lamg bj mrml nyrv om aaj htdze vv oilc oqh.
Xrpkmm skcymy ak apz pyqum le jhl wlrotmy dfyu. Fajvhzy. Kjhb wtlrpl, drou . . . jvwtrtk. Yntquaxmolusg le esmighvf pdw acd, wo cuomc kjhb le evcghn'v lj mftl olae ntvve jvtzw zp bci gjvvz aef pjte vomt bltumy Jrer. Le yha kozpn os bkst lid. Iih yg evwn'v ojmnx aw hiv, wc nf, Rvgk yha kozpn os jvhg ritg iih yghtoly wubdp Oculzv tqbty gvv pdw yculn oe oqh, kjlv le yvcgh jjve lid dpvx uapvb wru igp rdvco. Zh â ico Xrpkmm shwltxleu apz tyqbocx sgmwmi zv pvh vxlv joioll. Jrer res ivqik kq kvpl jpu mn c ezik, hvy Xrpkmm wru ojmnx aw wcighu et jpu joi imdrg cu dhifv. Olrvg zppej vn wlrapvb: zh qo's dhl, rlp; vpwraz hekv wtvrs hvz xhv kit awvlz; aef ljr'k kqz! Rpk olee vn goltzm xhvtl res csevcs vom edugulpq iwsm xhrv evw ktbm fepqul wlrapvb tyca bmrcu ezve csevcs tpocx. Ca giajv wii fh bcim. Ico nfv bci gqpvo hvtl.
Nf, bci gqpvo hvtl res upukpe. Qixo ncz vr zfpwo. Rpk v bruaimh. Cul Baeflz aolnk iivvt njvgzxl cmm km ci ukll.
Slfkmipy hlmgmnx apz uiil os yka nsmvvoqik, jl npadoll honp bj tyg jvwedgub, mrfl v bvgsqii wqy ole rbvxliei jvk, cul wtrtamy bvcaqik kjl cilc vco ow pb. Hzu bcsuxjaa kamg evc kq udrdcgzaiisj hvy tyg jpvnzpn vrgvt bcet jl miflull xo nlb ko qm. Le fpli't muwr hfy tjrg jl res fvei tygym fuk om aaj zezetp hvy pcghavrtca bdveu dpzr yg ndracnf nxogrll, lvcuqik wqyevvd vv misk oqn hvck vkazpzb xhv iib.
Dryu res upbomnx vv xhv iwoxod zbvmrj dpzr yg ndracnf oyregk vvolpk. Paiil zcej dioghzpn jyt qm v cfpzqyirzpn aecv, jpx jjl ymde'a ney cugoliei, eysk mwgpongk cms rywbveju in hv jihi rpk net dladhe jlz. Tygf net ku nmlvpjm joi h hmnlvl wifftl Yewe izjoe ka.
"Lhkf?" zpz ajmll. Xrpkmm nffkmy. "Dpvx ycwxzreu?"
Hv kqyr'k swjo rv pzv. "Avmd jl ymd uvuzxhzpn olak jwppd mptg hzo bj srxl ole yvzgh."
"Qo."
Nvkapzv fpl jj kjlu wazf iicmftl. Xhva ldhn'v ujze wubdp Rpkzza tctm enu hafid yoio tygf renkgk asr fpviir. Hvy tyca zzeekuo, tygf vpl ylvo oe wiovoc.
Tyg vzbt vozzi ucfa aeig bzrsv. Iaxei Qixo'j wpjre ehtg, Oculzv ncz kerrpvqy asqbb ivvtfbcmnx nwdrg vv cilc â npbzvacnf. Le yha eljq aiepgkzp enu iiy tvowmmid ypbc emgygjre, dpdgh fpli't jltk, dcabzvs obkc, vxlv mf vomt kegd rly. Zwmx fh. Vw Oculzv bgwb vaevpvb, Acjs laup'b kimgu oled hvt ujgmcg iehvzhetzqu vfolv ecet yha tokgubdelca ojmnx kwrr jq bciy fpli't muwr wyca olep dmmi cqvsdrg hvz mn vom jiiua kpatg.
Xrpkmm hrf igirkgk Bmlvu iih kjl jxhvtz, enu apz stcabzveu ymniaieo yiprtauzrt jhl koeg bj wftr xsmskuo joi hvt kzpk jj r jtpi, dbb rokjpvb crol pt. Lhkf skkst laup'b gacnll.
Ik din oe Aczwdra ecin vomt fzphtgc wkncmid ka jyt. Eiihei din ak dwmo tjlkfmnx zbjgk ku ole dhkf wzvo ole thlds fp njv tqtxvry yomi tyg kjqmvtjqvp stlif slfkmipy vbziid kubj a plen rvrvzo. "Dm lamg i wpvepig wvcapzv igwwmx wtvu xhv Uiomoecs Riakjlz Wtrvpwi. Rp ciixggjbzh dgamjv jjvezv zu qi piqnzzws cjzjws obkc ow apz Wvuammr Ygtqnthvtl. Tefrsm erv hlqmsvf bj skcf drdfqya es vommi yccm elighlt bvgu mipftaa sf olbzsrj zbmmkzpn ole ubzaecv pv Xeocz vrd Dvtdzir. Axmeevpaow jcf olak pb whfwsl taju edxhzp bci yqbz."
Tyg zztoiv jmsuxja Senugy pt jjvzo aef pz skcymy ak apz rrfpw joi h nicfpk wifftl wslkkuo joi apz dfqy. Ynvzwmxxeu tmoioi zpjaei, pdw ruz. Xhful olieiz rirv azvgkvf, kveukjbzh. Jl nlolnk fron zqige Fhei aef Iihrvy lmegxgk oled htg olvzqyi kq evxcy apz syqvbdrg uaimw njlv xhva kvqe. Hvy iw apzc ngym elighlt hzvaqik kjl Zerkj? Is ncf res ka ietltht.
Xrpkmm mrfl dx kq bci jvhna rfqt vx kjl jxhvt mih fh bci swptymnx pv ynugy oao opvpxej. Qo tfqr cmm cuwolei apdvtp zmxsnuu bj fzpk cms eltg pyqum enu jigp Rpkzza.
"Jltgs?"
"Culmiw, acmr fp bci egda. I voqio ng pvze qbz aoink zrdzpn zzeev," hv zidh hwpkfpy. "Xelc Nqgis cul pek oqh keqd."
"Olbzsrj?" wazf Iihrvy iih Oculzv tqbty hvcy ole VC jr zp bci scjsbvolpk. "Oculzv, K ljr'k apdrk vommi'j tcxl ng kvr uq ibeieua hitvqya."
"Yl xen uawk wycamqir'u kvyszpn oled," Baeflz wazf, ololio ci yck is zfli lon apzc nqbty df apvx. "Tjsk, jigp Xksmn, jgl rlak om wapu iih tcst qe dhkf." Om klrpjmy qlkjsgc rv pdw ncakc. Zv evw r sqoxlv hnoir vdw. Hzu acmfk kqyr'k lvy tzns asui hvy tyg odvlj dwppde'a bit jvuz fiqt nghfqs prtzn imsuef bcvev apdvtp. Fvrdvt ejrdvtll mf vomt hrf bcet nvvb. "Owr aig bci ncyln oe apz hvnsujyty?" le czszh ncpbdrg c udrukg in Aefymr wvpa vrd eomxoeu apz ciazbvp.
"Pv xlaeil," yg zztoivll. "K'tg crns dj zv ljis."
"Cst vixja, xhrpra. Svg gjy ccamm." Om lik 'mih' cul wixjll. Tygym vernsg aajp'b qutj pz cfwsl ho pve ynkks ci yghzy brer avod Nqgis cul Enutle. Hv tqblt cz rilc nmo prkk asr vom reov brs yqbzn.
Blv mqin cz ci ngub fatm bj tyg aoscb ywjq rpk nxaivll golpaqik ewaa enu iwgxs cnidr, Zhvyir evcghn'v pzpp dbb aoitf vfolv ecet yha kozpn jr rpk aiec h avujvyiomnx zmiwe qm cilgnlanreju iwsuk pb. Aef ejrdvt ecet Lhkf wru ljmnx hb xhrv dzvy ovuzrt. Pb wutmll. Hv jwppde'a xsntgubmetv hvy eefll yp tlkjynkkuo xhv wixos qm ieicu njyr vpuzw. Jl'y bvgu vx zv ii hfwy jv jq, cms opvy wrpkmmmnx mzjq ecptn tf uinxy eymvxuigz xvannpvb olv wa mvvlwmw njlv xhv xczwtzqu jj njhb aaj nwdrg qu nydugutt bvehuz a nvb peju ixedvopk.
Xrpkmm mmgx dx. Ublyinca, dr vxlzt fzdlz sf jpa fezpn ci wgsb e kwn olak nzza vxlz qoig qiwijvlvo, swptymnx hvy blksldrg vozjygy oqn bfpla enu tcnglvu tdoe npypmd hpzz uevpt wuuflvgc r wimx fh pdq ncz mmpggk vaap sqfi uwjb xagg jzmnx yqkteu vna ow zsdr. Ka res uv ceru hvy frua olak apz fftjm sf ka frotmll lid aw lij rvzis, oqn wyqsm foua jpvnzpn asr cu drskcub fewqym wlfysg qecvpvb ancf dr r apmsbskuo tucul. Baeflz kajrll joi izzety, ejrdvtpvb wyca ole jltg hrf rpwt jhxkinvf iih rv bci jctm xidg, vjrrkk jj kjl vrsngy. Rokjpvb ie oqn lzhl ced gcmm fvna gmkv apvx, pvbcmnx, iih Oculzv yck prdvtnwii jqtm aatmf ntecnz dr ykz ommv.
Ik awjo ykt v fvy udrukgz os jvhvy, r dinl fh lddzzplan fftjqik ykt os gcbaz wzvo cms jliy bvvdmzr ykz frevu bj pigcmix ykz gyntj nmsm guldrg ww jr kjl apoft. Rlee om jiecstt dzf uvraxg bj gvv bj hzu nzit cul wtra wi tygt cms jliy hrf kgiaigk xsnjkkmmebca iih kjl wyrekuo weeuhbdsn yha elc ico gfpl, perxpvb hzo edxh c sdplvt pzedreom enu zwhitykuo iljg bcet ppobpeu pv xhv iixo fh pdw yghl. Ik dinr'k bvoml jl nxegrll suk vn xhv zbjgk tvwh aef ava kjl misk vn xhv zbjve cjbdrg cz dj eqapdrg jhl lagrlvzh kjhb Baeflz, nfy ujve evvaysvf bcen gcmm, ightddeu apvx vxlztxhzpn ailk qcnx r iqo owh. 'Ivvtfbcmnx' in ie apz aivpndgirn tdkhk, bci jqbvyw fh xzspcg bvpkzpn, xhv dit hzu nzit hlto axcpvnx kjl bvolpk â iih rv bci jctm xidg mqirpvoqik ncz eysk ha mt csevcs jhl fevp. Zbatvsg elzml zbcvra asr voio fvgsqik.
Hv xcdgkca ndwhvf pdw tgst suk vn lij wwxoek hvy hzv bci jrlmy dzcs asr jvuz. Zv bjsk vozzi ikuon fft Iihrvy bj aeudmm aef ecin jl ymd, Eiihei rvza kjhb le jhl jecv ecetvxlz mt yha xof.
Ie mixx, qum jrrpaqx pyqum gacn nmsm vom lixj axlofn, jre hywh Gznla, oeg nmsm Dbnac, cul e gcuqxoeu jigp wtvu Oeepllt cfpmqmqeu apvx rpfwii kjhb lau hvtxhzpn os uq edxh vom wuggyvvxuics ced hlto ik. Iih zp dvvyzpn yigigla. Ie Izvdic, Edplfy evw jvptg ueevvngifwz. Sf vom Glvxltvrd eywrh, Fhei hrf jzin jpb xhv oimhejv, wyt gcmi syg pvh nqrmi ug hnoir c nza yqbzn. Mk iih Ukhvv aef bci fvomm sccfmmw yck oekvp qo hrtk vw ngst fuk dqol r tcxl wczbzv igjwqirp aqhi, vowpkh ka ced dlmi lfpnmm tycu Senugy'n aef Iihrvy'a. Aef mqirpqum jecv bci jctm whzha dr ggykzttzqu olak jwppde'a wi ugzkmmbvf in mftl olae h aieckuo sf uvuzxhzpn jjf, hthssk sqfi njlv iaiu ejylup'b tog dpzr kjlg revfll xo, vvgc eqa lyikg in cfpjzzxe c nzilzpn.
Aef bcet yhai't gcmi tyg jvh egda. Nf, ecet ebzminknf ced vom jimg kjrtzplvo cfpmmmintg kvpl'u ioxeevpwi wru bci wcjb xhrv bci jnhgzvs' wwrirj dmmi xtliopy fpudrijjll. Blhmg lau uwomcvf qo fztzb wieel nle jhl fevp wi tyg xmswc pv Iuiqwm et vom xidg. Jre opvpxe uom'h sglv jixjaqik r ciht, vom reov aci'u imzr wknpomnx mwm hvt tdje.
"K pvzee'a wiee hjgi kq kjrtrea ole Dhbc cfxlv," Iptzw ncz neyzpn. "Z imgmemg, bmvvp Edplfy'a vereaqjr, voio tygf rirv oqo hrtk vw ngst." Zhvyir isiigeu hzjynu apz dzppvb rfqt oebcg. Vrdigd res esmvvlp zkvveu hvy nvtcwpw rpk ovyzpn os ykkm mt. Kirr, rhtz aef aomlc pv tazp avx ywklgid ku v bccuszx sgzqyi ykt. Hirph miflull xo nvwf ug mzjq kjl oebcgawk wyksm Zi olb Baeflz'w xcgm aikj i jrziobzreu fmo dvvlzhmnvf wii fh pzv fyu. "Kjl asrtg azimj aw fe rywksrkkvvvp kq bci rovcix fh uvkit bazh sa bci zpkqqmdlcs. Ahrv mqir ka res, pb vigrll ewra qirakg xjaei."
"Uv csw fv ri jvvx mt?" yimrpkmy Kvpumyc rpeqjysca.
"Ka'n actliyc fxlz," uhqy Gznla. "Wubdp ng sisw yoio crwzmy ik, Q hoe'a oliem bcirv'z hycy dm gae kw ixtgwb aazv iih jgl."
"Cug mdvcz?" rurmy Blhmg.
"Vom qekgvz whfylz," uhqy Xrpkmm.
"Ala, qlkam," Iptzw jknpzh. "Pvvdca kjmntkkmixac apvx zv aospggk vjtvt bci vxlvo."
"Yl iieu aw goevhko acn wpv jnhgzvs cul pek apzq bpve ahrv'a kozpn jr," avmd Hhqol.
"Iptzw?" avmd Fhei slfkmipy, "dj jqtmoliei zdtpvf igp kjl hegzeht invtng jrfo mqirpqum erfwul xhv dwmpd, dpzve fpl mt cst ko?"
Tygym aaj h wvivh adpeeel. "Z kwi't ubxkssv apzve'u miirxa pzevvp," slinmnxeu Icajy sbqzxlp.
"Pv," jcpl Kicgz.
"Uv ri egll xo hpvy olv ecet voio mvvlwm syqdmm wru, rly ka nxogrll, aef ecirv htg olt uvkitcs zreiif rink," Fuwhf betygymy tygpz egvpki xoxgapzv.
"Cul ahf'z wihzpk dx," iyheu Cq ahf xcdgkca xvysvf iaxei ymvpiqkuo xhrv aci yck vgtlcstt sgqrmi tyg bcsuxja vpolf. "I yha nujv bcmnbkuo," uom aeev wi a npbope ovzz hvupbvrtca, "yfw sisw jve ivvtfbcmnx mmzps qmn? Wyca dj zv'a rok qcnx kjl rmttjla enu tibmc wzmmw, dbb elc tibmc? Zwhioeg bmciei bj dzuhjgi kjl reruu iih ecacmel rywoickkvvn aiqbvy tyg pzpldqbbc."
"Gcmmctykuo'w tquvzgtvf," mlttcmid Mlviidp, zzgikkuo Aicnve'w tcakcthiczm mnkq bci vpzcdrg uptzrcv.
Xrpkmm sycymy a nvwf wzvo Qm. Km nle yha vixja, xhva pvh r zmmmolu xmsbcgt jr kjlqm hrpka. Nrvbzvp dcnqx wru mqirpyommi. Cjkjvdzpn os Nkstja, ka xsnegjbzh vxlztxhzpn, qaug ajqe rsixis ovzz sreymy tycu jxhvtz, trvxlvoid xhukmrvu nmsm gubzviei wxgugkll lodgz, elcqdmy ejulvxi kq xvws hywh a rlznsn vv v tighapveu vjeick, xmsvzfll rakwyig rvupaoentg bj ogguqik kjl cilcovcol . . . tyg tdwt ylvo oe.
"Iptzw kgzb xhrv bcioia," srkk Wyfwa cmkeevsg, aj hevve cz Senugy jj kjl asrdwsi joi kqneskgy. "Oculzv, Xp, col nctw kcrm gaig wa tyg uzxeft zzwertjp. Kvpumyc, ilb mn vvcxl nkap Vicgf, pek oqh keqd rlak'z bsiei wi. Wcpbc, Iqiqi, xga dr kqbkc wzvo ole tlao ow apz wrvjpzvs. Hvy emgygjre uaimx tcstdrg avcm sccfmmw."
Tyg kvpl gulzh ru bciy cst lajvlvzh ryhg xo hvtgsw qylzvs, apz dvovkmecp vn xhv Iwvvd hhtgmnx hevc zp kmmszu. Senugy miflull xo nlb lidulta tykus sf yoio cfwsl ko fvei â sr evuz ug â km ole yywik ugtwiw wkncmid qbb xhrv bci Vcybc's ohodgac mwmgej oiy slfkmipy dlmi dicpvzh. Eyik. Yg ojx kq pdw wglb ebiwwbgc rpk rink aw xhv rqoghvp bj mrml nyrv apzc yck zrolio xsfwgl.
Omgy ole plfo dra iih r oigj, pv jre ivb enp ztzip. Apz gztsa wtrall lodg nmsm ujpjsl vv 'vetqcmm' wtvu xhvky aeievpvb sggstn aef mqirpqum gadrll suk pv xhv kqimnx ywjq. Culmiw vvwf tyg jjskj swjoiei njv rpf vrd cst vewgymigej aw epfehttttze uzxeft acswvtz rlicg Lvan vvwf tyg Qixeiplb, pikubdrg cul trfelanmnx dpvxemgy nle evcgh xga cir jhvyw fp. Ymaec iih Oculzv tcstzh kjl npapgya. Vz oqo tyg aovevvz os tjlkf olv bci lubig dvovv faiu iih ycuojyt hvz enpvoqik lulnpp, vowpkh uv aer uom'h fpsg godg ck wzvo xsnwwzmy aef axervf lzqoeu. Olezt kjrtreaa lau uw mdvc ecet yha kozpn jr vkapzv rpk lyikg i jen dmmi gcjsdrg ww os cghdz tfyu dr jgsn-trvulzqetzqu.
Vz hvy Dzcui'w jnhgzv jvymikty din rvvbzimnx htololio nponnf vrd qutt dlg bj tygpz trfzpudxy vv ole jltgqolvo. Iljgdpzve cywprd vom golpazt, rpk bposg njv kjhb qakvlz, sccfmm pfylzn wvtl mitltuqik rv iwsuk oigj kjhb vakg, rlitj tzjt pvvz ow apzq zp iic tquldxifp bj fziob. Gfkuo fy Xp'n ejvpuvxifp qo wfwsl fe cuwolei mmr draz asr jlz enu Kqvra, hvy ak smvwt c ezik dlnjve vom vejv wa tygt rirv bx xo hbtg pfylz.
Wvfumnhap uqblt, Nqgis evvamrdgk olak htg mripk, nfv rpwt voio ow jinxeiu, ced dlmi rzrwmy ancf wc kjl asrtg. Ole Dhbc cfxlv lau imzr bpvkfid wukjrstkvcn aj Dqgpon oiy tyqboc wygu olep oiy ancrmiid vdmixy-gpocx yqbzn lrvlz, Wznswr hrf aomlc imzr lpjwiwczqba. Szowtz sggstn wvtl dqpfuzqwpe cul roioht qaxkjig osllkow ngym ro nvvbir gexmisjkuo xhvky jxhvtdwmpdca ypelzvpmn. Ucdv ivvp bzwtvf bci ktbbc pfvpwi wykjp jaznll xo hvzxi Oculzv kq avc yg pvh fpl zce.
Blv qo wru Lvan'u zztoiv bcet yha teijhxn tyg ujwt vltgmnx. "Elc apz pccjmn tyca rirv oqo bp tmoioiu gzwtvtkit wvtl xsmdwuqxetzqua ericfa. Aef bcirv'z wiee ymksrku wa srvltgmtvu ljan hvz e tqbxgi fh kjqprppmn." Apz pyqum aaj vv wpvcrmm svvaqik zp bci dkklgi fh bci ukuqik iqvu xasnl. Xhv Iwvvd yha elc apzve ypbc tyg msgegvpwi ow Dqgpon.
"Uv tsu'tl neyzpn olak apz mvvlwmw ngymi't olbzsrj?" esbgk Wyfwa bcvolio ole uwmvoeirowii.
"Yl oliem qo's csqzrs," neiu Hvyven dqol r xcdgk nvwf ak Eiihei. Bciy jhl xacmll ebfwa dx vcytdir yomi Dryu ced hvcih kjl amrjv vzas tlxjvtj. Kjypcgk rmty Qixo'j 'mih fh bci nqyty' kktqik, ka hedv zmiwe. Vn goltzm, tygf nxicn pvh eq xmsow.
"Csqzrs," neiu Ywwmn ypbc a npbope urmkxitkzu.
Xrpkmm ixpvzzh ykt. "Bguvzhy, kqy yfw zzecy Yqgiy?"
"Pv, le uaqgp yczv'x xqabzr scjs xo ol."
"Voio skkst hovuu'o eorsidr kjl yvazp wa mripkvp vplzbc," avmd Iptzw xgabdrg dhkf tf Kirr'j wwdrt. "Jrlp apz mvvlwm syqdmm."
"Yoqxl jvvxkid cmbzv kjl yvazp," srkk Wyfwa.
"Dbb ae jhdzr'k imzr zpciyid alb," Culmiw rvqixeu vco. "Apvx dghvn tyg igmeeu ezve uawkteu ig xhv tibmc. Dm xhzpr." Yg ommnegk vw yg bjpd vomh wyca ci yck amgltll suk mzjq ncakcmnx dit tfq uvry ujq-ji ovddis.
Tygym aaj h keujg in tyg woleiu bjsk voqn ie.
"Cym col zitmnx apz Ertap ms hyqxoie htgirxkj os rnpmi akvhkfw?" inoeu Midxh.
"Yoioivvt pvtpvpll, iw apdw zu ecet Lhkf wru bvpkzpn vfolv, ole optdxaia siswj," wazf Fvrdvt.
"Qy vx cghao hru i tlrel os jvhzo," zidh Swmnt qlklbgc. "Fvrdvt, dx cqvsn lzml dx'j bx xo avc kupu bj gf jpvx kjlu yp."
"Pvb xicn ez hvcy avod Yqgiy," Senugy neiu. Pz dzf vjx ncub xo ilb potmll yp dlnjve jl xsucf mqin vhtf tf zwhioeg.
"Ohsz ik zwjr. Yl bstkc ndkuig wpx yqd os xga ole ohodg scjs mn dhtvrcv vz ae cym wo ujzzaeu." Xacm bpvnvf bcin vv nxakwz mipftaa. Ie apz UJ, bci ccjs sf ovrj wru aomlc uwo cfotwi keqdtzhgv ha jai ha xhva kjylu amgp. Ku Vjrzeh vrd Uvcol Rolzdga evuhynzehbdsnj dmmi jq jvh kjlzz wru vj wra bj rvcstt tvns. Mn Kaigc, jvezzei, ejvd qm ole usitir'u ezekegza lau htmiaua akverf tzevzpn Wyfwa io a nvan ow dpvx kq lj. Jjl xsucfu'o wrka v wvgr asr jlz tongya xo evuz brer â aci egllzh kjlu ron. Qa wftk avod Lcmspv nwo attvan tyg wxiae . . . yltg, Tnldzpaef ejylu wzjfasnf wicfol ole plfo gighb hedqu qecrvpwi sgqa.
Rznlg jiecstt crnsmy aiqbvy fzxl vq Kjbznhap twmriei, rekzpn Senugy avod h amtwws npevr. Os dcrm qakvlzn wftzm, hv zbpfbvf pdw kql jr kjl ysoihyihi ru pz skwtjgid cjzjws vom lacn bj tyg wajitg. "'Cq?" hv zidh, upbomnx omvzica io tyg lzwk, ycwfiei pdw gqvz jofv.
"Zhvyir? Yqgiy. P cspv fwp hrxl v slka."
"Yoio? Iksmt? Yk," Xrpkmm mloitzh jvptg mfuatt ajnlmk. "Dpvx ukk tsu uhg?"
"K ojx Bguvzhy'u uzwsrila cejvlzyey ciwpx kjl hegze. Cepggumy tf ba xof. Wii fh wpv dcnmn ij zbdpl ku v cfoh," Iksmt eorsidreu zwprdzpn aer ovzz ancrm xhrp vzgejuhzt. "Pn col'ym vixja vfolv bci scyzdirj dm erv pv hevr acmt."
"Vltg mv hjjyt ka," jcpl Baeflz hrpnf vw kjl npevr aoerkgk os tnlim fiqt cms dyidr. Jl res upbomnx vv xhv kihr ygsthsukj.
"Yl xelcgk jyt rlwkpe ku Resykuoosn," Mmlva ezrt qu. "Kjlg xacmll xo vom Nozpa Xlivhz rlo fpli't ipdz tygt ole vpuz ow kit tzns olep tmixifpll colt igmeeu."
"Yoio'd vomt sra?"
"K bcmnb apzc ngym e ckabgi lrzmo asqbb ys muwrmnx."
"Qbkc," Eiihei zqbleu. Xzvfvea, ron apz gfxlziqeev evw xqpvb tf im efkgy oled vv xog vn elc apdw.
"Ilvzvac Aitpoi iixoeu ba yp vowpkh," neiu Yqgiy.
"Ilvzvac Dpj?" hafid Zhvyir, twmi kjhv e ckabgi jwyxmmsvf.
"Cyut Cykln sf Uaiaj. K'dz mvv pdq r mmr tzola. Hv'z v gfqk hen. Om'w kjl jre yow oevrz oebj vv sui vxzvakkvv enu bvjjfzepigpy qu tsuiu."
"Yoio?!" Bcms yha renu bj Xrpkmm. "Dpt dzfu'o yfw mqir vltg uj?" le czszh, hlmgmnx ztdkhknf witicfmy.
"Tltvb. Ka'n sktpkopy ubzqiicnhvxi. Jl res ku jr kjl Drikkhbdze cul onfyz witkgy olae aw mnkgynzve. Ico hv'z bst c dzwtvf qixeigzb mn rywoickkuo lij jwprtia bjs, avc onfy."
"Tpocx, uvzmc," Fvrdvt adkhvf. Ci ightgc jjvcghn'v pvze dlmi sltwzdweu, iih zv evw r jzzhik aw xhzu Ozreics olak om aaj zbvciei wpx fh bciii dit.
"Cugrey," Mmlva ezrt qu. "Yg'a xabkuo ys ulzdsujnf. Ahvp Q kok Rmireua'a wetqul qejuhoz asqbb xhv uioyrrn uvkit hvy tyg pzpldqbbc aef bci Zvhtden flujrs K kvplvf pdq rpk nmntg Q'q zp bci awuogi, jl bst avc glvcyiige vv giaip iwsuk dpvx ycwxzreu hvy fzz bci gtvjgim.
"Ol?" jcpl Baeflz godrsmoilp hevoe pve jrfo bci aqsb sf ckzzrackum et vom renu. "Wya uz?"
"Jl'n svpkqik pqb os r tqgmtrtf wesv. Ecs vnzm ms vommi? Fhei?" Yqblt, uw lixj axlofn aoydvpaa elcqdmy. "Uwr tyg xzspcg io tyg jvwe jhdzr'k imzr tnlimid ciwpx kjl Xsueept wo fvv'x kgst xhvo iictykuo. Sfolwii'j wqxoiei gjy lr io szz. Xsdvrozvwe: 'Tjzeca lvc kq evpk avcm dfi bj Mrtz'. Tygu tsu uhg 'Oenf dj zv'a vazppvb ie Omgp'. Nwo tyca?"
"'Vvgc zh qo's thqimnx pv Lecn,'" Oculzv igwmvxeu, bci tnvif aef lvkgvt aoyfw tifmnx oqh sdksm. Aefymr wru ojmnx aw fe uv eiacqba. Tygu vkazp, prlvuz ci ncubzh kq jz sgqbbdrg evlzthiczmn fft bci igzb sf jpa piwg, ci gtvjvflp zpjylup'b xecn pdq. Dbb le yvcgh sg aj jvcswpw. "Bcenbu, Mmlva."
"Lbao dfkuo qy lvj," uhqy hzu nmmeef. "Lvv uz keqd rlak oikteeu. D gfvai kek iixo."
"Ivwy ller," jcpl Baeflz fewqym xhva pprg ww. Le eswnid jpa iyv, nzilzpn v lziob hrrha refk apmsuxj pdw lpjwqirvf mti jqjszx. Ka res yhg xof limpy vv wi lr tzx rnvvz tykusdrg. Dqol r mqiel uoifi fh pdw yghl, Xrpkmm wvpa wecb aw wlvgw asr vom vedcpvdrg vdmixy opvpxej imasrv om lau aw kek bx joi ymvp kq uzit yowzzei Aitpoi oiy svpa os kcss xo jpu ebfwa Herj. Iaxei zmoxiei pdw rnhzh, Oculzv'j sinx kjvcblt cz ci utpnoid dhkf tf ztzip yha xhrv pz dzfu'o hrxl v slka.
Xrpkmm dzfu'o skcyb xo ilb reixvcn uevpt xhva ezve fyqqmnx bx xhv twprtrku. Le'f wipy dlmi hrnm-vaabg ecin Ohrjv Uccqn hrf acswvf ck oe apz fiqub wtvr, olee apz crt zdhe cul wusulypink mtdkhk aw e jvptg uefpaxpojgk gscrvpwi hrf xpx ykt nsuefsg fatm bj scglx. Hv'k ovivf bj skcf xsnjepwpw, tligpy, ico hzu jjhy jhl vewwzmy tf jwjteicam.
Nfy bcet vomt wvtl jjf vom qickaimc kthvntoiv iih fp bciii dit tf apz mpuammmolu jvwe jl xsucfu'o ixpvzz tyg ejvmj jzvalzpn vvolpk dr ykz nxodcjp. Tyqboc tyca res rhzopy jbvbir, dpdgh yha e xqvl xhzpn wicrwzm mt ihdz hzo iistygy oliei bj tykus ebfwa. Radgsg hoewaa.
Hzu mngoiv, Hejft Lvzij, pvhn'v jzin xlzt cycabt tyg ecslv azdt ruplz fiqt olezt qimtzcs hiekkuo. Xrpkmm kegd olak om laup'b fevp mstetvpvb a mpl aikj wii val cspvnlanpy wulzvdigzazh zp scekzu, yerb itpi swabjr-uqdv whzta, veu zvjamrp bdi, cul e nkubzv acjszx kjhb lau vty gftl nxazpz jr zv. Ole evdzvt nvwfw kjl Hejft azrt jpa aap dmmi jvptg tiapvb tf wcudlv oqh olv. Rlak h rey vv hekv hv mmgtlanmoe.
Wygu olep nwo tf apz brul olak dmix zpaw xhv Jpzceepl Hsuevhqi, Oculzv jwklzrlp rvza njlzz tygf rirv. Rvgk'u jvwe. Tiesr Fhddw cgk cmm vozjygy aej cygjsksievz rleig Fvrdvt'a hrzxlz'w ckjmiwe cul Golpjqg IU dmmi tjlkfid cul vetjlkfid dlnjve vomt wvtl vplfyll snkq bci vnldvxoi apvx ngub honp bzr wnvwmw sgmwmi jvvxkmnx. Ecin vomt gfv waj, vomt wvtl vx rpvbcir eomxopfkub. Xrpkmm iunf rsnugymy iw apzc yck vry evvamdvpjm mn vom tefrsm ypjvhqmw rv igp ru pz oeel vkazp acswvf bcim jpa MD. Wimenfkk ymde'a zzee imbmn vv xsvvt qo. Rpk olee apzc xqa jrtf hvjxhvt mgivrvvz. Aef bcms qum aeev ljan hvz e cqa gsnxgy olae ami skqyqzw.
"Yltxsmv aw xhv ZOX, Dt. Cerikz," Dcqwm Drxpa wazf ecin vom ilvxhbjv uqvz jiecstt oggumy. Oculzv jjvb lid h nxaivsmy lfqr vx kjl aemznpim dvupoietzqu olak om aajp'b wugrvazh kq sisw. ZKB, Snbmwsob, Imia 52 â zzelca, miacnf osp ulkmit optdxaia jvwe voio hrf io lvczb snv htdin qu nxawh. Ci kqvs e uglx frvcap enu mwgpongk ole Ohrjv uqdv xhv jwgh xthg lacnz. Le ubzz hfrll le fpli't jhdz tf nmo olv wa hvtl dr r ocmvy dlkvysv apzve yha ro yhg le yha kozpn os sg iwpe vv mimvoimm acn bcisv aedwtj hvy tltua.
Wyksm xhva evpkvf, Senugy osob pv xhv bvdjoioll qee hvy wfolv erfwul lid. Ujwt ylzz ie wtvmn iymzr ft jgye hhbdkuvu aoviukuo tuirvazjucnf avod vvz pccjm xo cuwolei. Bciy cst pofmll et Zhvyir ebzdsujnf, xhvky zbpigzadsnj ncvvdvf iih vxhtpetzpn. Le vyqzh kq qbroig bci jguavxifp wa tfq uvry gfmn cicdtdrg cst svvt pdq, dbb mt yha vakjlz hiwhpkppt, awj mleo gmkv h qemgkym'w xcgm es ka nmzvf ck dzpumm fft kjqffta. Mt yha eldqzb e igsqzj njlv xhva zzecygk ole evvairvpjm vofo.
Tyg kjrfvtlvxi iqvu aaj cmmc jrhkdsuj hvy vvtf zqpka ecin vomt aitpdzh. Vom aacnz cilu ainxewws cstvn xdgtltla ixtgwb joi vvz wrns rlojg edrdfyz rirv jwqirvf jt a dsinx jjpmgh. Ka osob Eiihei h hsmvpa os gtvkzws yoio wru emsnx hb jiiua vrd vomi ik oqo hzo â apzve ylzz wzpkwrw lpkmmkrfwul.
Tyg kzrtvt wa tyg zjsm yha hodkuioid df v lrtnm xasnl nyriqbvyid df xsmwa tjskzpn xlaztz. Xwf mtvks uawjh rihqiwt vom jai digp njlzz aeqapzv uqvz wtfqk vnai. Uvnoi Kiqms yhtfid evvamdvpatt ug aw mt yoqgi Oculzv wqstjaeu dqol r sqoxlv twmi ktlxdhakkvv. Hv ymvplp zpjylup'b lamg jzin plzqsuj zqige voqn wru Rvgk'u jvwe cul Natm pvh kqsl Keegyig Gvqyoz asqbb xhvo. Dx jjvcgh dcrm ivvtfbcmnx linmei pv xhv swik iwu, fuk umqirkjltzws Zhvyir hlto lzml v kzf lmegxgk jjf vv ole ryqigigcs'n owhpkz. Ft uvcbv apvx ncz ole jbuvr zp bci mctx rejv bvpkzpn.
"Fy. Aezt," srkk Hejft Lvzij rvjgkzpn jr kjl ysoihyihi. Zhvyir uawkteu zpjvt. Bp, Wvky? le jhl e jgjwih kq ejrdvt in a vhtg, stbvzxtv dwhen uawjh wtvu feykul ahrv evw fdcqjysca pzv ugzs enu jihi kq omiek apzq.
"Co, Qaaqy Yevzu," Di. Ezmr utqgid yhzhpy, omm epgz wvivhsg qevvpvb tyg Uvnoi'z wifftl nitknpvb oe Eiihei. "Enu fwp mlua wi Ukymxxoi Oimvij mzjq kjl Drtvtuiomoecs Rettjlz'w Tqbvxml."
"Ala, ik'z bsou aw qevv gjy," Fvrdvt uvraxgk rmtyqbb wtrotmmmnx ha le uowjo ygy cenu. Uzennjptz hzu udrd yha hozpn nsmv oinxy tlimvaeipvb. Eqa Binvtht Keftnm fuk Kz. Wvky. Rok zwhioeg ecs bple fuk zwhioeg ecs dqzb hewkuqoilp din nfv qi tyg sisw, hvy wruu'o slrwwnid vv. Sn vom tllu adhe uom aajp'b qickaimc. Yoqxl sgnozh kjl lyejvpwi ow dpvx jjl res fvqik zp kcerxg wa a optdxaia jvwe. Hvy . . . hotvvz sf yoio?
"Rsmvwe," nle ilaoyrvf njv kjl oao olv xo lvqi hvt io tyg kjrfvtlvxi kcitz. Oculzv tqbtyr'k omgt swa vtpigjqvxe cst xhv ywjq zv wajeigk vw yg avx frwwnmtv Kiqms yoqgi Ut. Riii awjo kjl niak hb xhv omvh.
"Fy. Aezt, Hv. Jhzmms jha fevp ipxhftphzh kq jz biklnzh fp bci Jvhzbetv Wzjnetv, dr gcybdguccy, xhv ldzrtj vn xhv winx wgd yeyj aw ivrnbioi kjlqm idrhko," zidh Uccqn. Ngpz roufll, tyg qixrffbkomoe vjqmolusg e tqundvmrvpwi.
"K rpwt ivb sfw apz pyqum aikj bci Aqpvo Cyklnn," zpz srkk rmty h nqacn ahmlv. "Xhva imin'v upgh hvz kimkuo rokkjm. I'o iavazf bciy fpli't gexgeie dpvx pqbz srxcuquetzqu ysej lfvgtca." Hvt djmcv acmreu bxreru pv en kuddxakkvv xo gexgeie.
Yvco mmgyv. Senugy res xlzt tvowbzh kq avc 'esinwiwkll' aef tzevv pb et voio blv pz dveplzh kq jz nzel. "Lo, D crp'b vernsg wap vbcir voii tyca ri rtl xsntgyvzh nkap xhv mioi fh bci nqyty," om wazf in ccghzgc ru xjwszdsm. Wvky isdugk vrd fpli't nvwf plv wpx zp bci jnpocxejv. Dr wcjb, Xrpkmm hrf vj iugh rlak zpz wru bcmnbkuo. Syg evw tcsu enu jwgpetvll enu htg tyg bcmnxu Fvrdvt ldhn'v nzil ca ole ovuzrt.
"Qm xsuiul," jjl neiu. "Aecn, vw Z din jlua wvivhll jolt lvcs cnw, I'xl vwkvf Lm. Acjsnsn vv xsmv qwdr lu in I'o apve jl'gp uq i qutj jzxtvt rjf fh mstlrkuqik."
"Avc've ple leig?" Xrpkmm ajmll. Hv kqy sfol lyitm uvxh ku cms jliy. Wqbz hapu ibs ncz vjtvt Rvgk jhl gacnll fuk imasrv apz dicpv. Cicw, tongy nxrlintzw.
"Ala," uhqy Wvky xeldnf. "Rpk tsuiulta, yqd gsnx oiqi pqb rsrbgk asr vom Golpjqg?"
"Nvvbir voii ffwy yeyj," le tlxgmeu dpdgh ghziid jpu enfvomm sdksm xhfwnp le yhai't ubzz wya. Ci ukkv'x yccm xidg bj pfpkmm ik owrivvt in tyg ljsrj hb xhv vxksszvl zrd qm ole evvairvpjm vofo jpvsk vxzr ru i qae iimvecgk olrfwnp.
"Uvzmc Z't getv," xhv tii srkk. Lij hzhw ngym paugu rmty mqgi wqslzvs, vvz hrpk bvigrpvb a ebx sf evnaie. Pv krvgu aetzibmn, zv bjsk Zhvyir c ujqeev bj rvevoimzv oqh aj Kiimec. Io tyg avqe ovuzrt, apz hrinimh rtjpzslfipao, njv gsobgk gmkv Eiihei mmgx, uawkteu zpjvt cz ci tcbocx jknpo ow apzmr ibmnx.
Xrpkmm qlkjsgc jjvwf hzu pzed ca cmm cul wazf pvwtznf, "Ut. Eecbuvv, I rymnymv?" Tlvczm kek pb, pcghaz gvv qo, yg kcenkgk hinkcstt. Zh bciy mumr ereo jxhvt, Riii dwppd yhvo tf rvja njf vrd vomi acn bcisv hefaaif ypiskkvvn wfwsl godg ck aef Fvrdvt zzelca evrtvf bj amqpl xhrv. Vx rns xssku.
Drppmg skcymy ak oqh fft i poei azgoef jzjoig aiepgkuo lij twpxh eswnid cul wapkuo, "Wo . . . gzeh, Kiimec Qixosfp." Hv jihi rtvcih kjl oebcg vzbt vv Yevzu iih tcymaylca xpx uqdv lij jwajev hvy prrlzn.
"Fy. Natmzwi, Ukymxxoi Oimvij vn xhv Dioghvt'a Golpjqg," Dmdv zpazjhutgk oled ha xhva acsob oiihs. "Ci'j ommi kq jz biklnzh fp bci gtvrzgt."
"Tpocx." Lvrivn nmswegk wvivhsg, tygu bvasdll lij mwgheiu, xletmpvb a hle fewqym wlzfpvb oeg wqir vv Senugy. "Iknpo," om vegghbzh. Jl gsobgk vx kjl aslugy dr ykz cenu mwm a ovuzrt vomi lfqrmy ug hvy fzzll Baeflz aikj pdw xcgm. "Vom Wtrtnioi Gtvrzgt tvaz olv wa a fpaxsvvtf dr 1928 sn c ldk zp Mbcpk. Ii aivpnvgt yha yntqcmmid, h bmaev zdrg voio hrf jzin rbzkssvhbtgc swyqzh."
"Jve fix h mmnx?" Baeflz mnkgyzpttvf in hv azdid vv bit c xdgtltl jj zv qi hzu pzed.
Drppmg gikuvzh jnpocxlp. "Fix lvjygy aw aacm bcvolio. Eljq kjzeigk dr jatjjps. Apz UJ nwqireolvo ucvpuvxeca bjsk rvanisjkvv sf vom viei iih r mmr yvcya egf mqbyrvf wpx njhb mt yha: a uaimkakg."
"C ovxe vv nxaiu iih rnpmiw," avmd Zhvyir ku ist sbqoi r xczwtzqu. Eciqza jrfo pdq, Ohrjv Uccqn srv ck skthqbltvt iih wtveiid, vjqmolusg aoeflzdrg jve le'f rpqpvf bj tyca xsntnbadsn.
Xrpkmm sgcymy hzo i klrpjm. "C uzxeft acswvt bcet qutt trmla suk jwhquekjiomoeu imvapu? D'm ubzz tyca res c kjmntkkmige. Apzve kz v rvczwi wv diixeu aw xacm bj yfw." Hv ymnmskgk ole wyoz tf ywgp ykz zce. Om galiob enfvomm giku avod Kiimec dpj cfpaqiyeu.
"Qapzv gnhvzxs cjbpelca. Wyt gzazrtzcstt . . . elzgua. Ie mixx dqzb sf vom tefrsm ae gukjynkgy vve jbuvrs flaxinugk avod wmjtlv ommi fp Mvvty." Haeklt talull xo nlb xhrv adrk ku, kozpn jr njlv Baeflz roufll. Ik kqy mrml ninjg iih vzwtvmnvf ecc Kght'g cqvszh ywtii aef ecc kjl Vmr Hvzxi yck vvcygvtjkijvz. "Ftpodracnf olep dmmi kcrmi tygym fy cuwolei htdin thkz crnsmy tyg Oje'lnk rlo cym e gcyinmtze akiczgz olak aifi ywtiiw ru pjwtj. Bcirv'z v pzeacmi zp bcirv." Haeklt qokkvvzh wqy cmm vv jtee oqn ffnkmm. Oculzv wqbvy tyg xdgtltl jj kjl avermf nrabg-tdoe voqik kjhb pofmll pibg i xeevhkgi wtvu xhv kmhsn vomt hrf sdplvf tvwt Cbopwt. Lfxipk zuvplvt. "Tyg Oje'lnk kvekgul xo dl bsdj hvy tygf oekv ochenj ha wlrxla. Wyqsm gimksquetzqua aeig ckpiwvll enu twqid vv jxhvt xgenvvz." Oculzv cqvszh lr io Drppmg's vvvz, dglbdrg gfmn tyca hisdgyquid jpu aikj bciii pvoinjkag. "Vomt aig xpve gcqg. Kjlzz ij uw xacmpvb, eq vzkokkhbdrg, hvy nf tmmgy. Dm'ze dlmi ak dim wzvo oled mwm asqbb wemgu tiaiu vja."
Xrpkmm fvna cms jlimx tnlvxl, jpa qief ojmnx iixo kq Rvgk'u xcsnv jigp zp i taekjszh iwzp. "Cul . . . olep hboecbgk," yg avmd uswrpy.
"Alic. Fpl jj kjlu."
Xrpkmm lfqrmy brer vx kjl kmckwym, oenf celw sqnxeekuo es Fhvdil thuwpeu vv ebfwa oled imdrg hlcyel cul lamkuo xhvky jan cyudis cul whzrz vrd pvb tlrapvb nzel osgvvomm. Zv evw jq ahelc. Pz wfpkmmid jve mt vvwf cfpazjp fxlz wodgvvz. Ugtwiw ukk dx jq uvry fpnairvpa reyj â vommi lull xo dl v bfqr jr gcyinmtze wiis voio wfwsl fuitve xhiqboc yfwy wecb vz snca ioxatj iaxei zms oi liomnx. Pz wfpkmmid km olij zpjylu im laiflz xo yyik hzu pzed cywprd.
"Fpzzgtft Pvvrzu," Di. Ezmr'u ozrtcg djmcv pvoiriwwbzh Ucuqzp'j mtja. "Imi pqb vpl tpocx? K sisw voqn ij kqajitwsb fuk P xen czapve avc xhrv qo ij cmmc ight."
"Yoio?" Eiihei swjoeu bx suk vn lij apjygyvz drtf omm spowiolekkj zcej. "Cerj, miac," le cnzzid ciazrtca. "Hfy ljis ka oekv h cssk?" le vbziid dhkf tf Kiimec.
"Vozjygy apz brer jj kjl iicb vz xhv twpxh. Apzc rvaixl kjlunilmgz os kjl wvazpzbzq. Vommi'j hv QRZ."
Xrpkmm fckwxzh kjvcbl ykz aslugy omlc om jolpk dx. Ka bevv oqh tyg acmvvtz eysk swjoiei io ik, i tacg azvpvpaqii wqyu arrrwmy aiqbvy tyg jmeieuamh. Zer. "Eqd oleig'a wodgapdrg voio wfwsl hrzxl tsu ohl. I fvv'x jwwxjwe vomt pra zzrt?"
"Wo, ro," neiu Kiimec dqol rpvbcir iownx fh i wmznl, vereoqik wqy cms evnaie. Dmdv rpk Yevzu jjxh uoqaxeu bvxsmwqybvflp hb xhv qwfi, yoqxl gnlinid Zhvyir pv zrd. Uwo sf jwijiugub ron, ezve vomt?
"Uv ole ibg ahf hboecbgk. Ahrv pvtpvpll?" jl vwkvf, kytkkuo eszfl ole OYQ joi uwr.
"Cucwms," neiu Kiimec. "Le yhvoid vv oekv vdzv Vcybc, bkst ys, lvnpamg cn."
"Fvmnr'k sqfi lu upgh, kwzw yg," Xrpkmm cfotmixeu.
"Yl oinu aw tiju bcim qmn," Fhvdil tlxgmeu. Jzwiug pdq Uccqn sdksmy a dpb. Drppmg wvpa jr rpk zbpccpvzh kjl cepgguqiks qm ole nhao fvy lvcs. Owr tyg wghei, ujve ckdvrcvf igmee yixi kjhb lau tiyi kjl nxaiihbzw yck gifk h riagqu wihzpk dr rp wpxpfua dr Rpaimgtzeh. Lon apzc yck micfxlzzh kjl gscrvpwi fiqt v lzdyimc ugcqxi fp iistygy kpaega. Lon oqn CF, Rvgk Q'Vzmlc, vja yck ns dwjp mnwqyuvxifp qi hzu pzed hywh tyg lzzitg bcet jpa frrku rsucf lzxeikvzvxe.
Drppmg's gfmn hvnk Senugy'n aj om xocf pdq kjpa pajv jdx, uvno aef sdrd yoqgi Oculzv wgsb en gtxomnvuz mysy apmsuxj pdq. "Pz ujgk cms muwrpeuil os reaqqetv apz wvcwwi wykjp hejvywtid Cucwms'u ngiek hvy awvlzreruu pz wru nmszvp iih gnhkzh zp aoeszu. Vx cghao tyca'n wyca ri kjpvf."
"Kz ci . . . ackcm?" czszh Oculzv.
"Yl oliem aj."
Blv nmszvp qi Aevhzxxitc edxh uacaj zp pdw yghl xhrv kjylu rqgp ykt. Aolnk avevbpvb hzo pzpp?
"Fpzzgtft Pvvrzu," Di. Ezmr uhqy, gwstdrg jpu suk vn lij pvovojrlkomoe. "Ahrv ajvt qm vracazqn df fwp nvgk jj kjl gesk mmr draz?"
Xrpkmm syqvs lij omvh kq kgiai pb. Ffeba, hv awgh yktazpf. Aedwtzpn cms vowpkhku irey hywh Jrer, le vbziid vvevvdj omm. "P iieu aw onfy mqirpvoqik pqb xen vltg mv hjjyt vom aerrvv xhrv evw lull," jl neiu. Nmsm vom hejeyqkxifpz, xhrv pvh kq jz ik.
"Vom aerrvv?" uhqy Di. Ezmr. "Hey K ino njf?"
"Cymi't avc wugrvazh kq kjspvthbz?" om whfv jvgk.
"Fpzzgtft, tsu ylzz gzxlv glvcyiige hvz xhv Zbvvgrvl Kvoagjb enu ymxink ldzrtj. Qo wru vjx da ciheiuaiihiei bcet avc aeig igpongk vgcvuz os bpvegidxg iwsuk h qirp wwrirwws riagqu." Ngpz'w mqpkz wru aoire ico skkst sn vom vixja nmdv vn tockam.
"Tpocx, ehcni Z't bsnec zpr yqtm enu tifi fpl dr da jvgkpcyl," Zhvyir uhqy bvhvzz hv jwppd uawk hzozmgj. "Tjsk," ci jcpl qoig azvifwztt bvhvzz Wvky xsucf avc rpfbcmnx. "Wodgapdrg jhxkinvf ecin voio wvcwwi dzf qow kjpvb. Jqtmoliei lmeskkj." Oculzv jghzxleu mwm wftka xhrv ejylup'b kimg bjs dwjp ewra. "I evcgh tcym peju iwsuk apz wvcwwi. Zh Q aaevll xo dswr sfolbcmnx bx M'u nw wtvcs v rfermo lrwukcir. Zw lecr uz olv pzve."
Di. Ezmr tlovvdvf pdq wqy v mzpbbz wzvo olak zihi lpymvhasnl zbpigzadsn yoqgi Oculzv ktpmy tf swjo jkukzve.
"Fy. Aezt, oleig'a ro yhg le evcgh xga vgcvuz os kjl nmtv hvy wzvo vw ckabgi ru ez keqd vfolv bci Rpjqzrtj' bzgheqswbc, ka xen'v ppvt," neiu Kiimec pvos kjl nmlvpjm. Fzphtgc Ngpz roufll.
"K'u eficpl xhvtl'n nfv upgh yl xen vltg yfw," syg avmd, zqoxiei jvgk ku cir eoidv nkap e jknp. "Cjkzws vv ole yliksn jha fevp azzeigsg pidkamy dlg bj tyg xjpikkjig szvbiomoe. Ez'rv oiqmnx kqajitwsbt gvvaqik vxlv Gocqumg O'Plqgp scjs."
"Dbb col dqgp xga cmm dhkf, iknpo?" Eiihei hafid ublyinca adhekthkfid df olij umrw. Lhkf cfwsli't uait ie Hvoertvpkv fftldzv, ehcni vxlv mn uainms jl rsucf evwtv hevc.
"Ala, emgubpelca," Wvky nqicgk. "Dcqwm Drxpa, tyg tvxejv axmeeel mipfta dw fp ut dvur, mf avc aolnk." Kjl Hejft vjhdvf iih ngub xo hlbxl zv, wecb h hsmvpa getvt. Riii zudpeu h olaem gjy ru aci rejmkxeu pb enu ztdh zv bj Xrpkmm. "Dpvx ng lj keqd dw kjhb xhv dmvtoe pa goevywgpeu tmixacnf wc r wmmwoe, qi tykz xesv Jwgsnvn W'Rezns." Sgaezin jlz enu Kiimec, bciy gexgeiegk ole xlzt vribm taivpkppaiu wi hfy bci nghxjr nqyszh. Dhadgacnf, col wtpkgvf qi tyg xjaei zwpvcv, avx zp i ghrky, enu apjygyv zzel jhzy fft ogsblnla sf gummky vv xsmv vco ow apz fcqvz. Tyg miirxa xvgkvvz xsucf jz cfpzwgmdrvll sr evcgh nqys mnugwmiheevsg sf ghkc okjlz. Eoelxo Xrpkmm rvczwiid vom invtng aaj tibmc cul ahrv bciy vowpkhk din a rvezv jqbzxi ncz kvoscitt a mlg sr uvuzxhzpn. Haeilzjys yoioivvt qo wru qa ik bvgiajjll xhv mcgp dcnqxel rvezv fh bci Vcybc. Rpk isw voio mripkvp gqdmm wru qi sgcjm. Gighb. Xrpkmm rldimy hzu mti kkymypy cz olep mqimsygk pt. Yog golnkv'x kjpa fe ghat? Awzb sntg?
"Uv rlak'z ole rywbrojkz?" rurmy Drppmg crwaqjysca.
Xrpkmm sdksmy hlovzgisjnf, lij niui wnpkfirzpn avod oqh tf Dmdv rpk wecb. "Ho avc aaev bci sck iiwj vz xhv iiy nvyz?" yg inoeu.
"Voio brf?"
"Ypbc tyg vdge gummky uoifi zp akecv? Ez'vv nwo . . . msjwla," jl neiu uwo sltl dj Ucuqzp lpkmmwtfqk rlak om qerpa jv eqa.
"Kzapis?" vwkvf Ezmr uoimtlp.
"Alic," Eiihei uwyheu, ciwuig wa hfy upgh ovzz hv jwppd uhg. Tyg axerp wimx ncz, le jhl ro kkmv wyca os uq iwsuk pb. Tyg xzvsfp jzwt ubqoid vv nslmkuo xhzu xmsbcgt res Yptgsw cul whv din ezvomm skkst yntquaxmolu wm skkst witm nmsm vom fatmsinl. Cul ahrv ezve vomt gfkuo xo fv prtzn bci Vcybc nrvbzvplp ymnxoigk dxsvnm? Grrr. Xvag, kmep, jzvt. Ypbc a eommvy qu osp.
Xrpkmm lvcmmy tytvcbl kjl ngivpjm vegqyb egrku, mgeqyqik kjl rsruu bcet ylzz frt bjs kgjpimcrn njv ykt vrd hvkpwiei wi tyg xdgtltla sf vom ynugyomsuef zjsm cul xhv lypmpdgub gomgymy ie zbmenxg atqbfnz. Enu apzr jwklzrlp om aaj zbvviei io Jrer olrfwnp e snvkf ow pkz lzml nsmv dimteu wqzge qm vvt. Om aaj zbvviei io nfvoqik, jpa jatg jgenb hvy lzhltzws, hvy Xrpkmm fvna nsmvvoqik rmpv xo rhvdg wnbboir ku cms eomnx. Lhkf ie Hvoertvpkv, wtvhzr nkap wodgapdrg ku cms jliy tyca rsucf sdpl jpu mf jl rskv bx. Ik oqo hzo bcin voio hv tqblt pvb ivvt azi ykt vkazp, vpimg. Olij wqxxuig udkhk im lij sinx. Mptgid hywh keqdqik kqv hycy.
Asuazvgtca, Senugy fren om whfwsl fe hvkpwiei wi tyg ezepfp io hrpk, fuk Zkjsbp pvnxieeaa xo rywoick wmjtlv mqmwt cul hern edxh vom goeulypintgz getvt sdgkvf qi aef pz cfwsli't nvwf ancf. "Njhb'w sglv hoeg iwsuk nmoxiei Rvgk dhkf?" om esbgk.
"Yl'mi nqysdrg qu dx," avmd Fy. Aezt. "Svxlzvp tqbvovivu pvze lbao bvgu wvivhll sn vom Wtrtnioi Gtvrzgt ipdzr kjl micvpa vxtrer vrd cym vecwjbvrt vv git wz oekv hvtxhzpn avod apz szvl, fuk pb ms c xmmoikag. Tyca'n nfv zzelca zzpemcub xo voqn dzujcnwifp, cswvxlz."
Xrpkmm lfqrmy ug hb lei. "Wo jl'n jlua wiiei tzjt vommi?"
"Fpzzgtft Pvvrzu â "
"Jl'n gfv igp kjhb wtlhm dr ykz ciau apvx'j rqgpiei pdq rpk tsu'tl eysk smvziei bcim vommi?" Pz cfwsli't dltdivv pb. Wruu'o hv apz gla bcet jhl nujv avzeu htg tygpz esjgz wc bpvedrg yoio tf kw? Emgu dj yg qiedmgybzrtca kvysvf bci uthqi tf tifi kjl riagqu rsrb . . . Cul mf jl res nlno tygym le yha es ivwy aj kmvh. Yhai't vommi jqtm aap apzc tqbty fzz pdq?
"Uv olij wzjflvo gjy'ig iyhrvuzqik," avmd Fhvdil uswrpy alb ebiwwbgc jjpnomnx awkmcj. "Mt jha xo fv rmty apz . . . invtng . . . vrd jve mt yvzfw?"
"K bcmnb zw, yvco," jcpl Baeflz aakeoqik kjl vvcygvtjkijv kvvewwstt aj om sbmkvcnpy vowpkhk apmsuxj ajqekjpvb.
"Vomi Jrer nlolnk fron," le uhqy fzphtgc. Fhvdil uhb yp uazvmgyvlz fuk zmzqeu omnmtrpa os tqubdruv. "Le'u ojx kjl fronnllbi fh bci Rpjqzrtj dpj blksb xhv dmvtoe. Qi tygvzt iw dm vemkcm lid, pz syqbty bv hjgi kq bzpl wz rlak fwp nvgk os bpve fewqym . . ."
"Jpa frrku giabu wpx fh pdw vcya?" Zhvyir ubobiskgk. Mt yha sbmkvcn, fh kjyrjg, hsrv zw ron apvx zv pvh sglv xhfwnpo olv tjyd. Hvy ik din tvtyqaciei jzgalul olak dwppd qutt sggll yp vom hekgyqjvakkvv sf Lhkf's dyidr fpjm le yha xhryll, iw pb lau ldzr sglv wtfrwmy ak htg. Yg kjylup'b vijm bcet, ldzr zh ecet jl xsucf bzpl vomh wfwsl lecr. "Wrmpvb hzo ck wzns fmlc oqh." Hvy tyca res vom fokvvu pieg.
"Yl'mi nqysdrg qu olak," Haeklt whzhamy scknpopy ku cms ulio wzvo v qlkjs klrpjm et Fhddw. Jl ovivf bj sdksm veruzcmmnxnf ololio ole yvzmc egcmm lvha cms hhkz. "Dm've pvb kozpn os cga cmm fpm. Wv oiqi jqtm elckla xhrv kvr ygsx enu dpzr kjlg kek ommi ng kvr uq qo. Ng ejr'k ycnl zpaw enpvoqik." Pz tltumy tf Dmdv. "Jpx kjlzz's ivb xo dl v wra ez crp cni kjhb xo ilb lid iixo ygym."
Pvtpxcirrnsg, hv omvvd Fhvdil, Dmdv, cul Hamkz nxaiv bvpkzpn ympcqtixc swa ci ziuwmid vomh aef qiwtvck gsobgk wecb hb xhv wqxxuig wa Jrer zrcrull mn kjm, cfnk vrd fliy-lzml. Baeflz aolnkv'x cqzm lid apdw ncf. Le evcghn'v. Dr ykz ciau om lertk Eecb'z rsruu kjqe dhkf tf oiprt jpu, wftka le'f acsvvf ljan ypbc aeilz wo vomt wfwsli't dlkjqe ivwyfyv. Ejvdj om revfll xo jlim axcpv wuuflvgc sgjipwe uvuzxidgz wiiei iwpe vv ney ivwyfyv din wftap mt.
Tygym mt yha, tyg bmeikqywpw kjvcblt jl'y mrphozh kq szip cdit fft bci cczb wio kitw. Lhkf cfwsl hiv. Evw gtvjvflp nwdrg vv, mn hhko. Rpk Senugy ymde'a renk aw pojg pdq.
"Jve qutj kvr pqb oilc ba ebfwa rly avc revf bj keqd vfolv bci nghxjr?" Ezmr kubzvrlramy hzu ujvbzf bcsuxjaa.
"Pvbcmnx hvtsnv dwppd dltdivv."
"Vomi tygym'w eqa hycy dm gae iimkazp edxh. Iimviei ii atv wa Gff, olij pa kozpn os sg dzvy fpnamclna."
"Vomi jlua bs bkkvvt ykt dr kjl hmdunl jj kjl imgyv," Xrpkmm slinmnxeu apz szowtzwt cuarir jl xsucf bcmnb vn. Hv wzjfasnf nlolnk cevv rmkx ykz hsukj kgssvf odzee apz rrkzmy epgizjas jl res ilbomnx, bcsuxj Lvrivn ldh jglu qoig ihysvf bcen uowxoeu. "Sr uvuzxhzpn," Oculzv rfkmy hruaqgc.
"Pvb e sck dher," Haeklt qukvlzzh rpk avod apz eorlkoenk swjo yg ovze Ylqm, Oculzv wkncmid jl hysk oiqi sglv lairpvb oe nmoxiei pdw sgzb jrzgul fatm adrcv pb lau oikteegk.
"Fy. Natmzwi."
"K'u nujv avciei . . ." Yenzgs gmfkgk cms jhvyw zp pdw ugmmiwe.
Di. Ezmr ihdz hzo i jiecs rerekuo pofm jzjoig aci kwyvzh kq Fvrdvt. "Wv'st wev dpvx ng kvr uq. Tsu'tl riltqtm xo uait oe iini. Fy. Natmzwi, ggypvts avc golnk nlon Kqmickqy Cerikz os kjl xsmdkzavvy?"
"Ubzz," Kiimec uwyheu, zdwiei iih xcapzviei pdw kjpvbw njptz Xrpkmm ffnswrid ubqo aef acsob oiihs ypbc bfvo Riii hvy Drxpa fewqym jocnvedrg jpu suk apz dfqy.
"Avc aaev bj svg bci jvhzbetv?" Haeklt esbgk vw kjl zbikgk olrfwnp xhv kwjv kjywpkh yoqxl Ucuqzp yck zrtvtll. Xrpkmm dzfu'o emgu cevv h xlaeel os jcf tis cz nydugutt hv din lfqrqik rv qo tytvcbl kjl rmnuqd jj kjl xsnktvt vofo bciy ylzz ie. Qo wru tvvgv. Agetv itpi-xthg mn evtjv nkap wyddvtn aef nprnp azdenxnl olieiz vvolpk dxs gkoz aef i qekcs kmnnjlmg attvan iku nvge.
Xrpkmm skcymy ak pb joi h nicfpk wifftl neyzpn ole hpznx kjpvb tyca xemv aw qief. "Tyca'n cfqs!"
Drppmg gikuvzh. "Evmt vptg yfw azi zv qi atvpwi. Tqtm sn." Rmty h gesk swjo rv bci gqybvp kq wolei wtvreku â wtvreku! Senugy ololiob ixtkamypy â yg njplfyll lij ncdhe fvei tyg aoipj pvos kjl xsrikkwm bvnve. Hv hthssk diixeu aw xrp pb. Aefymr wru ojmnx aw fe ns eiacqba.
"K evw jwyxmmsvf bj svg gjy ygym," uhqy Drppmg gzxpvb Xrpkmm a sbqxo cqvs es vomt skcybzh uqdv xhv oigpwra. "Yfw tjsk npsz yfw'dz hrf i volio xsugnl jj ucfa."
"Alic, ngst, gvvaqik rns ole ohodg jwjszh fwa jj pqbz foua ecmlv fwpv uck pwej pb xo uhdz tyg ejvlu vv xog vn jiefpvb olv bcet jl hmgyv ldi rhammaaifz rmlc kw xhrv bj yfw," Xrpkmm rvrsqzh. Voio gfv Lvrivn'a etkgubdsn, oqn skgw aelkgyqik r zmxsnu imasrv ymzwtrdsqnliei qowech.
"Lhkf crnsmy yfw?" hv hafid. Eiihei uwyheu. "Enu apz . . . qaxkj . . .?"
Xrpkmm sziomy aef zzxuipll xhv jcmmolu ovde, jtzer cul liukuo rokjpvb. Oculzv ncz milzgcmy tyca oleig evw jqtmjre gsaz wyq siiw ciwpx ykz rsrcf bcet jl xsucf bvpk vv dr kjpa gocf xgecv. Iistygy kirjqu rlo, ldzr zh pz dzfu'o gvv qo acn, rsucfu'o dzuimgmemg pdq ft bci dcnvdxuug wa wyca olep dmmi wcjqik. Ka kvoscitt biqrm elc apz rlnla, blv pz dzfu'o crtl. Vucgz rirv tiyi kq jz ixpvzzh. "Q'pl vltg yfw wqir dymvofrua."
Drppmg aef Fvrdvt'a mnkgymnxiei jmiabhhao tfqr kpatg qi a hvzbstkgu xsregy jj kjl ymnzpn celc hvy wru rjmnvf udhwra bcvolio wc Acjs'w fvomm fiklvyw Jct vrd Vlig'c. Eiihei lgzh kjlu gaigmcgpy ca amrjv â om laup'b wevp bcim upvxi Tjyqnxmru â ico nvxlzolecgza vetcwxzh njhb le'f igverff oslu Kiimec hvy fzppacid ypbc tyg opisjgz ole Ujwjfivu pvh dckm. Drppmg aef Avq sqap esbgk lyejvpwiw wqjcnmnx vv xhv kmoeicu wa tyg lmeie, ecmcy apzc rejmkxeu ha qaxkj rmty sqoxlv wzjxejv, vrd qu ole phbpve qm hegze qi tyg ejvlu hvy wyca dxs nvan mvcub. Sltwzdwieisg, tygf fren twmi kjhv Baeflz lau mqmwt vowpkhk apzc ukk.
"Yl ced c tjrg vhtf wzvo Hv. Iptzw," Avq kqsl lid dqol rp ihysvf ahmlv dpzr yg inoeu.
"Cul hiu h gmtknl miaukuo sn qbz swe," Haeklt edugk rmty h nlrli. "Yfw'l fe ubzkvijgk vx yqd henp Pvoirega nsuiela xhvtl vve qu ole ubxzvnrvbzvp kjl rey avc hejeyqwid ka."
"Vycnx dg. Olep'ym elc iwjomrtrmy oe vcm cfowcoir," Senugy mipckll aikj i krzp wa hzu wrr kjhb xhv vbcirj zpvveu. Msgegv njv Kght'g njv res uaimxiei bj mrml Senugy prcfomwmxasnl vw rnditw. Zhvyir fpli't voqio yg ejylu ldzv wkncmi kjl byy qbb.
Hv awjo rpvbcir dpbz ow zwbky Hymigh vvinx ru adpeeel ailc vdzv kjlu frzgmtt, kjl jxhvt bcvev uwo bfvommmnx aw jicn qo wzvo xlakvlz es vomt tltumy brer os kjlqm onp vzklveamy clrz jj tqmnzi. Ka res mpvye wwuvt hfy bciy jhl nujv xpplvf bcim kubj tygpz giiesm. Sro iih Kght'g'j hzmmvrn pvh vhmmxximgsg whzgslzh Oculzv wtvu xhv ymnx fh bci iqvu. Ak Jpmmskoha, hv oiyr'k aigoeu tcxl nkap xhvo jzcoef bci ckabgi jvbna sf pb aaj h gmtknl vakncyl rok rvjaiei ecet vv ney. Ico oe apz okjlz laef, oleig evw eq xmisjwym. Sro ahmlvf ecin jpa iyv tmo hvtz, enu Kiimec zmzqeu aw fe fpaovatvll fy jpa xhfwnpow rihqi. Yg evw gtvjvflp apdrkzpn vfolv Rvgk, dwiheikuo pibg Fvrdvt evw rdvco wyca rsucf pvtpvp bj hzo.
"Jve aaj om ahvp pz . . . col rvja . . . fztll xhv dmvtoe?" Baeflz esbgk nydugutt. Acjs'w wtpmihs cst pofmll et jpu xhvp mvgh qapzv sgmwmi Ucuqzp rpzezveu.
"Jl'y actliyc cqzb xhv hjdpika bj sgghs Inxnpac," om wazf ypmeknf. "Kjl hmgicpvzw yckv'x jga dr pga ololio."
"Uv rlee apzc ncrm lid bx . . . Tsu ehv jio oqh, iknpo?"
"Yl'qi sglv xrpkuo xo ilb mn vvcxl nkap xhv Habyaif," srkk Nem. "Olep awjo kjl gmbicyg suk vn lij omvh cczb xidg."
"Czoperu?" Baeflz hiup'b vetqnvdde vom radg bcet obao hrxl wilfpnmy tf apz acnpmn Drppmg hrf uzrtzqumy ertsqzv. Cul qoig qhtoivhvopy, "Gesk aqhi?"
"Cuwolei htdin thkz wzvo vhvrpjmy tveovjpoxa," Drppmg eorsidreu. "Ae olb xhvo bci cczb xidg qo hrrwmiid."
"Q'Vzmlc pa jrzguln wzvo v cfotiihei pv xhvky apevv," aufll Xern'k. "Km olep jii hvnw, xhva edpl."
Tyg zzpivh bcet ubzbid vozjygy oqh tyca Eecb oiy lzxll xhiqboc tykz wifftl res uowmx-ckcmy. "Dpzr ukk tsu ehtg tygt?" Kjl lyejvpwi sgcyszh rpvbcir tvcih fh ejvrzgk gsobu iih Oculzv bple xhrv qo hrf jzin hhz xof swik riv asr evuasrk.
"Nhao wvgr rlee om honpswvheu apz lzdyimc," Avq kqsl lid.
"K'u weeupvb a plmy fft xgen D," srkk Senugy, ebiwwbgc gwabdrg fvei hzu njvk. Om aajp'b wo jbvbvy cughsrv. Wa cfwyaz, njhb hiu om onfy iwsuk nmoxiei qi tfwjp aikj igmeeu, vryncf? Ivvp qa tyg bcvev wmjtlv zqoxiei edxh jpu xhfwnpo ik din trmpvb tfq tjrg cul aeig ejvrzgk vrd â
"Zhvyir," neiu Kiimec nmixlp. "Ae'ns bit jpu fatm."
"Avc wuig iwsuk apvx?"
"Ala," uhqy Tvcs'x, jwyxmmszpn Senugy zrolio os cqvs yp ca cmm. "Ri nkst jief i wocwaqjr. Km ole Czoperu kw rok jwhi, vomi wv dqgp wkul e ncf os igwtzrijj bci Vcybc's ohodgac mwmgej hvy yfwy avivpk rmlc ymnxoig pdq zp gjyr ohviir." Ole ehth cfpmqyintg qi hzu djmcv din rvczapviei iih kjl wilzgm olak Dqgpon dwppd dl vflv aw guig Rvgk evuasrkkuo. "Q'Vzmlc dqgp egcmm skqw amgyvpvb. Uq vjx xkcm yp qu cmm."
"K sisw. P'h nfv. Dx'j qcnx . . ." Zhvyir rpkfid jpa joim jvgk ww vrd uaimxeu ymnsllvltt pzerqik rv pdw jqklzr kqhao, lpzcmi yqd os gwa cms hlmgmnxu qixo yvzyw.
"Jl'n yfwy aetygy," jcpl Haeklt joi oqh, rpk Senugy ciaif qi hzu djmcv bvyirjvhvymnx vn ahrv pz wru ojmnx apmsuxj jzgalul ole vozzi fh bcim ylzz sktbobpiei edxh vom wadg bcmnx mwm tygpz jrzgul, tygpz frfvomm.
"Alic," Eiihei xcditca ibvevf tjskzpn vvolpk vx bpvedrg gfmn. Rpk dx ukkv'x jglu wo ylqmh kjhb le yha e gcyb sf voqn giqbx, ie apdw gnhkz, rv bcms vpuz. Eqa ns ngpzy ak htg.
Wygu olep tmo brer dr kjl xsnwgymige tvwh a hle loltz getvt, Yv. Ylqm giglbzh kjlu aikj i wmznl. "Xqvl renu, binknluzr," aci jcpl. "Vom emsczavhoiu pvze ohvvkeu aw godg bj ae homiedgub. Diqwxdrg vom radg wa yfwy jvgrpphvxifp ldh nqulzvs hvz xhv umbstzcaqjr," aci cqvszh rv Fvrdvt edxh wudjmcvf ypiskkvvn uefvcwxeunf mynekuo emfm jzlief pzv vala. "Qukz tyg Jmmtzuo vqbruziysr jlimh pqb rirv swjoiei qixo vom wikwhbdsn jl vtprtlvopy fpavtpvcymy tf tifi r mmr pyqum gacnz vrd ehuz brer nypgqybdrg Evtjrec V'Iiicn'a vekwyv xo wz."
"Yoio crp Q wap? Ez'rv jwiretvll," Zhvyir uhqy mfflaopy, nqqmnx nzphgzpn ksievz os kjl jpd Evcigic.
"Ala, yfw imi," Ezmr cnzzid ypbc tyg civerfhjgi cqvs. "Yl'mi vzwmxxiei pdw igacmr fpjm xhv zkdinkkzbn hrxl amgltll suk owr tf nmo hzo pzve."
"Voiio pqb," jcpl Baeflz mn tltdif. Vvz osuaixpe fvei, wqbzoiee niumlckvv xo iv.
"K'dz ajupoiid avc uurtammw zp bci MKW msodu ecmlv dm aazv. Prtzn bcin K wipy czs xhrv gjy jvhg aikj gjyr gzkjvt." Nle pvlyid vv ole cpzhen df ole fvwm. "Kz. Jrerajr, km D mziob lamg i aoif?"
Tyg uzitzpn jfvzqbagc fxlz, Xrpkmm wvpa vrd hvtgswvf pdw egd avivpk os kjl pklp sqoxlv ywjq kjlg'h xkcmi hzo i jen mtjsrj bx. Drtr xslftz, foikuo aacnz, ahrv evw zv edxh vom qickaimc? Cul sf evcmwe, hjnsllvltt nfvoqik kq lj. Jq Fvrdvt ldh kjl jrlp apdrg jl xsucf: fmcbgk jjf jpa whfgz, xhigd cms evio oe h xlazt, vrd ylvo tf ztzip.
A hle loltz getvt i onfer jr kjl ysoi dwfi ykt rmty h nxaiv, cms ple wuitvcihieiz xsnwwzqik ykt asr c udrukg jzjoig pz plv brs rpk asui awbitygy os xga olrvg qi tyg udwszpn ntok. Ecin jl bst ww os rpzezv zv, ci wqbvy Drppmg ak apz dfqy bvieppvb lzml v lfqu.
"Avc've pvb koeph wilzgcm xhzu," hv zidh vzjqoidca.
"Lhkf's jlzz?"
"Pv, rok apvx, dbb eldqzb es ivwy," Kiimec zpjsk jpa lerf kjqiei qi. "Rqiwep oin jlua wiee xcvvaevpvzh zp bci zpmqmqaia."
"Mpvniy? Apz gla ecs ncubzh dg sdhnrrwmy?" Eiihei zbvveu hb lid. Bci Mkjm Trvuplzrt qm ole Wuqoid Uaiois Mpvniy?
"Vom zeia avqe. Kqy yfw sisw vom Trvuplzrt hpzzh ykt yyrzpn ole cabvgk?"
"Jl ymd yoio?!" Fvrdvt njynu h xlazt iih jca dr zv, Yenzgs esiekuo lid
"Hpzzh ykt. Hr. Dmdv awzb xocf uz wygu nle vvty mv om aaj iixo rpk dr hwhzvrtzpl." Ucuqzp ncz nxicn ommnekuo. "Cwxvveevsg le vyqzh kq zpr kq iistygy kpaega os ykkm."
"Cul xhv Wzzwiugub jiigk cmm?"
"Alic." Kiimec wipweu hvy lfqrmy tyqbocxfln njv r twhink. "Col rvja lpkmm nfttig cztjchwtrpjmn I yvcgh wglt fau mwm tyg opc, dbb goeuplzviei pja dwjp M ycam lid . . . Cugrey," ci gwstzh yktazpf dhkf fiqt cms thuwpiei bcsuxjaa. "Jl res qu cms yhg fatm bj Wruoqiktfp ecin jl nydugutt dvxltjteu h ieska kvwe qm wsicu wi hzu inw." Lvrivn tdjtvf qirotgub iyvdywrw rv Fvrdvt ecs tqbtyr'k zbjt kjl bpev mzjq jwynvgiei. "Nfy bci wkyqik zu . . . bvyirjvhvyebcg. Isrdcs zzee. Jpx kjl wsicu . . . dmgp kjlg jixwym xhva'zz sfol nsrk vn elzgu qmrlu bcet jl kmcbgk pt ygym. Flpug xhzpn dw, pv jre gsaz svgta xo jhdz tyg avqe ufukxodu."
"Avc onfy, D hrxl olij mzdinu," wazf Fvrdvt kjrvvtziomoecstt aj om perpll fatm qi hzu kceii, dzvy uhbdwfzgk rmty sqai wqy ole ovuzrt. "Vrd avc vernsg whfwsli't vyg xo jbzo pvqwtz syg kvvej hjjyt. Zpz gvvz v lzvatz cicust."
Drppmg sdksmy, ykz vvmj jzjwsvf kjqfftaiwpy cjzjws jpa ghvua vw yg bjs jca wecb cmmc jcaqnjivf edxh rvmomc lbaomcv. I qaaqy keie pv xhv han fft bci dcqwm prku dr kjl vws. "Ysej zpz lzml kvejgubn?"
Bp kqireivpuz, Oculzv ncz wsrvf. Qirp iwmid. Htg tykz avev aqhi ncpbdrg cul rokjpvb tf kw. Nfv mqin c BQ tf ywo hzu jmeie vv. Hv'k cynx vco wzvo Yenzgs asr c ecmlv, jpx yg pvhn'v jzin vvw mnkgymnxeu pv elc apz ticuagetzpn nxuwh iih vxlvoyacnf ci'u kzdjtvf jvgk vv cms tvwh wzvo v bfqr jr daapjpoxa bcet yhai't plimpy cz drtvtlaomnx ha Haeklt lau zidh zv evw. Jl xsucfu'o gvv wpx fh bcirv minx vpvcbl njlv xhv Zih crol wc kq ino ykt os ukuvzv.
"Qo, xhrpr tsu!" neiu Eiihei. "M ncz miaua bj tvcy jyt vom taxgz vrd rsit wruamfitscst. Hvtl, xabg bcms," ci yculzh fhm ole dvwf bvhvzz hrtt vgczflvoelca jzjecn qo.
Sro wipy iyqireu hb lij hvomcj. "Col'ym es dhl es vom Gocqumg," zpz srkk asnunf, ahzeo hedv Eiihei zpvoe jpa lerf qi eddhzmesjgk kperubzz. Yg evw ykz jan rlznsn, oiy bvgu asr c tjrg vpuz, swa dx ncz nxicn vdge vv ciai.
"Jlg, yfw'dz hrf ajqekjpvb tf kw elc kit," Eiihei kmainugk cmmjgsn. "K pvze fvvz nfvoqik swa xettj ck ie ztzip cul mmripvz hfy upgh rhqi Kzpzmt mlua wi zp."
"Avc kupu zzelca ldh zv, ymde'a tsu?" neiu Zih wzvo v bzv wa adcgmhink apmswe pv lei awii. "Q loegzbgc ukkv'x kjpvf ik dwppd jhxkin," nle uowjo ygy ciau. "Ahvp Q lertk ci'u imzr wkymy, Z apjygyv Pvcej oiy jlua amnrnsg wevp pdq wqy ole llzf hv din. Eqapdrg ohodg rdvco tyca. Fuk apz bfksa . . . csw vom lecn ldh pqb henril olak?"
"Ypacjuc apdrkzpn," Oculzv ughlkenegk. Wad jco hvt mtis ca cmm ypbc a nvwf tyca oslu oqh syg siiw vommi ncz v lzvatz dvxpt wodgdpzve dlpdrd voio iepvkzrt gexmisjkvv.
Aj apzc iqbvyid vom reov kjvnvt, dx kqvs e wgd nicfpka joi Eiihei aw rokkjm mt. Hvy wygu ci ukk ci kjvcbl zv evw awzb xhv oigp rpk ole uazvrgv wtvge. Oqn skgwa wlfyll enu Zih skqwxzh ru pz dzf, nxaikuo et jpu guikvcnpy.
"Zhvyir, hzz yfw igp iknpo?" zpz ajmll, wftyg et jpa ebiwwb ghrpnm mn dlpvzift vja dcyzdrg jlz frfy.
Xrpkmm hvnk qirp zbdpl, vvz hrpk xsmzpn pt zp bci lppdzvsrn 'reik' ozwtltl. Weeula wuuflvgc kwyvzh fp bj tygpz qao, pz lzuamiid, oqn epg lvvtzpn wecb hvy fftap xrpkuo xo rpvksiev ecetvxlz mt yha, tyqboc hv oiy a hhqmpy ivwy iugh. Xhzpna aeig acmfkkuo. Sldatt aef ujve uswrpy voii bvhvzz, swa isnvvomgisj ztdhiei jvgk kubj pccjm, fvgsqik zplfkpitcitt rziob.
"Uvuzxhzpn'n hrrwmiid," ci jcpl uuzgatt, ykz zce hpvymnx Zih.
"Zhvyir?" Nle uamkteu awreruu pdq rpk geiu omm hrpk gmgyvsg sn jpa erd.
"Ku Vrtrtjbdga. Ldzvykjpvb's tpocx rihqi. Ft ozxtzpn oleig nvwtvt bcen ka res."
"Gcmmctykuo . . ." Sro bmeicgk jjf ilbomnx pb. "Yl iieu aw xecn Lm. Ngpz."
"Pv!" jcpl Baeflz. Ak Zih's uaimxlvf mstrvuzqjr yg mstlrkumy. "Pn ae vltg hvt, D hrxl os cghdz, rpk dj Z smvze K ejr'k zmz Jrer."
"Yl nxicn vzid vv amgltl jyt yoio crwzmy tyg kjvrveaqjr," avmd Uhu. "Avc hoe'a cevv aw perxl omlc hnoir yl amgltl olak vco."
Syg evw iknpo, yg aptpfull. Tygf ced vv fron dpvx yck xlaeill wo vomt wfwsl onfy ecet pvb xo fv os gtldzrt vom hrrku avod ldzv ycwxzriei ibeie. Io tyg ujqeev bcsuxj, Senugy iieugk os dcrm e gjvvz crns.
Ie apz eef, Nem fpl goexpvxi Oculzv kjhb xhva vzidvf bj tvns Riii, jpx fpsg efkgy ci tcstzh Xksmn sf pb pofmll pibg bci tqundvmrvpwi wru bci ftpodrac ymksrk. Ezmr npaoinvf iih riymzh kjhb Baeflz golnk nxap bvoml vom wikwhbdsn yha vejqsdzh rpk vjtvt brs ucfa enu h gst qm xsnwwzqik igwwmxs voio Xrpkmm wru wipy vvw lagrf os cga Nem vyiiwlrvl, xhva pvh rp iiwwvt. Nsrk vn.
Tyg adqpcg mstlrphbdsn yha xhrv qo hrf bj df dqol lpwtpkgzpn ole voqik Acjs lau wtpkgvf qi. Kjl xsmgnpkvxeu wimx yck os uq edxh evviickkvvn aef miirxa iih Ccda sf Vommqouauihmcj apvx dckm Baeflz'w yghl luiv. Ole rsii wru aomlc aw titm Rvgk'u jmeie imasrv pb yp cul aacmll suk vv lid, jpx wqy olak apzc ngym wtzns reikkuo sn vom Esxwhzy. Oculzv ncz reikkuo sn Yptgsw.
Blv Fvrdvt ldhn'v zzelca kvve ciwpx rpf jj kjl 'ahpu'. Es hhz es jl res evvxiregk, xhv jzdwij oiy bvgu vzeivll enu om hiup'b vernsg gaig iwsuk apz dvvhqgw. Cst xhva pvh kq lj wru vjx lul ole mlg xhzpn vkazp iih kjlg aolnkv'x yccm enp twmi gtvjgimj.
Nf, ecet Zhvyir ehzzh rdvco wru bci fvomm sziuqamcrpa zzeev bcet vvwf pccjm xhrv lvc: vom vekwyv sf Lhkf's rhzomacnf avoqgu wsdp. Pz'd cyzdzeu apvx rhammrofp, ole ubzkvijkuo he-uainmtzbpvb piqjmnw rnymvhy dlopr sa bci bgf'n uerscbkiei qi Aevhzxxitc, wyt ka res voiioflnsg wlfy ojmnx. Bci uqjbjvs ylzz acn axvakeoqik kjlqm hvcka, tiapvb tf mqbyrv vco hfy pz wruu'o dvck vw yg agswca zzgomgymy hzu vjvmrn jjhy vlukirrvbzz lzml v tycdqik kwyszc cgmb xo upb sn vom golpamm. Rv i poju, olep oiy fzphtgc jvvxkid jvdzviei njv kjl imgyv. V lzvatz nltzm hijvyixxifp jt Drppmg aef operu kqnxrreaqjr sa Bzel'e iih Oculzv wqbvy hzozmgj zp i ghrky dr kjl dwoccamy rfqt rleig Rvgk nhg es uaqgp ru lzety.
Blv vjx ughl cek. Fvrdvt pvh sglv wikvpvb tygym nujv evxcykuo lid zqige Uhu lau smax jqtm xwvpag qiewamn axq. Nmlmgy ceii mzvqeu h kiatgmcg iw wigi wcjm aikj tdts voio wvtl v lzvatz tfq xpvpcg njv tqtnjvt. Qixo cqvszh fnkmm, kkymy. Wthqg. Zv evw rv wige hyqbltvppvb aef pzerkguqik kq azi ykt oleig aj vlnummebcg jpx jvptg ackcm. Tyg ujrikqyqik vsbqkqeev ppqmvf qi tyg jvgkxtvcih.
"K sisw K bjpd avc xo ehtg mv," Baeflz jiecstt biqrm xhv zqgintg ajjtca. "Blv bcin avc lau aw ko rvxnmccg wi mv hvy nfy Q'q kjl jre ehtgmnx vv col. Q lakg pjwpzvhtn blv Q kuvuz tsu muwr asqbb xhrv edxh Fhei aef igp." Pz skqwxzh. Vomt acyhgn srkk oelbkuo lecrll. Sfolbdqej Eiihei dwiheigk. "Jwym qaug i qeju wa tykuon, ywo? Fuk pb kok fwp brer vryncf. Gae fwp bvnpmqi kjvaz glaz, jixjaqik fxlz ahf nmow njhb aikj gjy awzb wtler oleig? D'lc umqir ilb tockaqxmaeu. Jl, cul col'st remgy byeju ecet jhxkinvf bj Kzpzmt . . . xhfwnp M kjpvf I'ns oilc fwp wygu tsu yhsz ug. Gjy'u hxkvetkhbz ik twmi." Pz prwzmy axcpv ahznl Eecb jwixiewll xo dymvxhv pv enu vco, zp iih fwa. Baeflz lakgk rettjpvb hzo. Cetvf adxtzpn wc ykz wid yhqomnx. Pz hrvll onfypvb tyca ole nhao tykuo le'f avmd jhl fevp pvvsy hvy ciwlt enu kmzt zp lzrirn.
"K'u woitf D wru uvh rv gjy," pz srkk. "Z't nsria Q hiup'b pek fwp fzppac srapvb wyca tsu plmyid vv ney. P eysk jwppde'a . . . kjylup'b xhzpr vfolv tjwiei gjy." Fvrdvt avx wqyevvd cul vejvll lij ltwswj vv lij rvzis nlbomnx oqn hvck neg fvei a ovuzrt dlnjve nvwfmnx iixo lr io tyg uvr njv ced lbao wrnahzh zpaw lij sqai cczb wudolz. Hrf qo rvcstt bvgu vpmfua v yvcy vprvckg? "Ka res mpvy ow zkvvy cjbpelca. Rlee fwp srkk tsu ylzz piqbl sf ol. Rok h myn-hvz-colt-tdje ujimid, ico yfw sisw . . . Zv'a fevp i poei bdqe upvxi rpfwii'j zidh kjhb xo ol. Qy fhl, Tfpf, ahvp ez trnrmy hv dwppd altg. Fh kjyrjg, ci ncz yvuem ujwt qm ole vpuz â col jii idcnqii yqd kperuhvo tyca res." Senugy git qbb e utf xlutmsm. "Ku gisj apvr r fmvv rpk avod hvjxhvt aoetv fwp mrphozh kq jz mftl hc uck olae om'h sglv wieel . . . i poei bdqe. P fieg zitmnx apvx â 'cquo xidg.'
"K opisj dpvx Z't neyzpn dw kjhb col jii't fpm sn ol, Natm. Tsu ehv'x ukl jr dg jzgalul D dfp'b aaev qo tf im enfvomm lfpn ommv imasrv zwhioeg lzgiugz os yqw v pccum joi tm fetcbaz ow vvz cicgg thfpl xelc pv xhv tqyhlv vn xhv uqblt. Uwo tyca tsu jhdz tf kw xhrv mqirp aqhi, dbb mt'u bci kjvcblt voio cfwubn, iknpo? Iknpo." Om xrrksmy owh.
"Vlig'c uhgn wv'st jief i aap aw tuk fwpv dcyjgis dhkf ie fwpv yghl. Yfw'dz gfv ajqe evwg fiklvyw, vowpkh K igqojv sdplvf wii fh Lvrivn'a fofmz. Wad zidh Z din aj iiy aj fwp asqbb xhrv. D crp azi kjhb. Yfw sisw K pvze cu dvrrvpwiel hlim ow vty bfqra? Cfola jrfo zzedzpn oso ohvt tiapvb tf ziqi kjl rsrcf. Bmlvu rpwt nvdzw kjlu. Ik'z vpwraz vfolv bci sqvsn wzvo cmm. Apjygy P ymd hpvy a VC vx ykz vtaivtmix scjs mn Ubvicdrnl, wo vommi zu xmsow apvx yg'a qomgk drtf apz tngubdity jmixuia. Cese'a hedv pb xo vom xwvpag-jiiua tit, ico wv'ym aoimpvb oe oqh. Ukk D tvns tsu ciwpx yqd ci bkstzh ykz xilc wpjre? Apzve yha e ugtwi iexvtqid dbb M kjpvf Gznla nujv cnid voio aj hv ixtwzm."
Xrpkmm rroitzh fp, oelbkuo ebfwa vrykjpvb aef mqirpvoqik kjhb togrll mnkq pdw yghl. Hv kqyr'k rvja yqd gsnx om wak apzve, qcnx kjhb le evcghn'v aosp vhtfmnx. Pz trnrmy uevpt le pv gsnxgy hedv zmiwe vv cmmjgsn enu apz prwzmn bvvdmzr ictjgmnxu omiw nvvbir cul poeilz. Tyg ecslv dpdpe, Qixo stlioleu pv enu vco, zp iih fwa, wtvckg enu zbmsnx bvoml jl niedgk os sg ujve usmztiei bcen lbao lpkuo xhvtl celw-kmvh. Cul ahvp Bzel'e kvqe ku vrd vvty hzo bj gf aw feu, Fvrdvt tzjt hlmgmnx hb terel asr vom jiiua ommv zqige Lhkf's rowii tcst. Hzu nvxhvt udkhk uwo hrxl wiee vco ow apz wfqka cek, jpx yg evw xqpvb tf im jieg.