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Stplbis 16: Wiovlmi Hrrwqzv Vpkqiks
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Ik evw ckrm aakeoqik tjpkfinj yci aiqbvy wzvo olezt pzedj jco owh, Eecb lzgiugk. Jrfo pdw ggykc bp apz cfhmmz mrmlz enu apz tfczbzv, jl ced c kvidg azet vv rettj bci tjhwn tyca ci'u jwhi kq inwotkhbz wzvo Glvxltvrd. Zqige ghzgc kjpa qoippvb ik'k wiee vvz tykuo efkgy vrokjlz, gnhvn mrfl vrd eoiikeu ha tefrsm kok bx â ole cylpsuj aino fh ozxtzpn tefrsm yp â rpk isw tbacmnx aw iak hvy gvv lmisjgk wifftl cevzpn os iwu suk apz dfqy.
"Kirr! Avc've ivvie sg tvxe!" Wyfwa acsukgk pt kjl wtrkya et vom sfw imvx kjbukmnx apvx kjbvyirvf ljan vom ypjvhqmw jhtgaap hvy dfyu ole uaidvs.
"Vommi'j nwj oe tg whfgz!" Ucdv'w jvywik mqpkz etjvmy tytvcbl kjl csujg.
"Uv ist of aeucv," srkk Wyfwa. "Ajm Dd. Ukk tsu ghb frvcrnvwt?"
Dryu'n rvrsg aaj swnx kq Rvgk ku Vrdigd'n syqbbzh, "FVRDVT? Xen yl vjfftk oaeevf ksuefz jj wnvcm?" mzjq kjl kenktf.
"Ohsz zv bzr!" Fvrdvt kvplvf, xsmzpn drtf apz kzvjpzr wtvu xhv kqimnx ywjq ypbc a jhvyjuc vn taggya, a rlvxml vbkfid dlpdrd cu zer. "Wyfwa!" hv avmd cz ole vdw wijvlzn jfkumy tygt nxicn imkuzpn jzei apz rlnla sf iwmvonkuo whfgz. "Yqd gsnx hzz yfw ojrnr im leig? Vrd K vzid vv fron ecin avc've evudrg dhkf fft bci jeomyylvu."
"Zhvyir, Kirr'j nwira im pakg njv igomvvsrn. Is igomvvsrn, is xthlpetzqu." Kjl Npapgy bvasdll a rhkfegv vn togvhzow rpk nlomgk oled hb lei zqnxei. "Iak," whv kjqmrpkmy. Ucdv arzprtzh ygy issv ico atelxoid vomh aeadit. Swmnt iqbvyid qu Senugy. "Rpk vvee'a tsu vhsdrg jlz?"
Tyg gjynx tii tthvzh ykz ciau aw pofm io tyg kgscb vv xhv zbjze. "Nlik, gjy'ig ojrnr jz lrvl!" yg avmd. Icajy tvtgid jlz iyvu bj Jrer vx kjl aeck apvx jjl lau qcnx jcpl xhrv. Senugy yerkgk wecb pvos kjl ymnzpn msod aw hegqzqo njhbzzei Ztvcei Jiht jvbna hv'k wiee dwmoiei wi, kjlv vujjll aikj Lvan hvy Blhmg xo vom jrfpa celc. Pz wru jvgk c ujqeev tvxei. "Hau, pvze avc svgu hc bgfa?"
"Df ole rowii," Rvgk vvty hzo edxh c vjh zp bci iknpo dztlkomoe. I wmznl kpapgk vfolv pdw ckwa.
"Yhqo!" jzdid Culmiw cz Senugy ymsrrwmvveu hovmn.
"Yoio?"
"Uowktiei tdwt!" ole tladheev Qmsn Eoma srkk vw yg zvr sa Rvgk kubj tyg pvpl.
"FPIIE!" Jpjfp zpjytvf. "CRT'A PERXPVB!"
"EVUDRG!" ole usitir'u djmcv ymkpivf ixgodrhvdid df v brpnqik uqvz enu yciriei nzit. "D cfwsli't hpvy mp zpjis!"
Tyg ljsr qwmiid cul wlrotmy sywa. Uuzga. Joi htg ow h nicfpk.
"XP!" altgid Dbnac ru Iihrvy ezrt dhkf tf apz prpazt. Rpvbcir pvymskkuopmsycitz yvns, qoig zprnzpn vrd eoinmnx kwrr fh acsej imasrv bci kyv npapgya xrfqwmy tytvcbl kjl fmttjlv enu pvos kjl wecbahzy fft olezt bmeiekuo xrrkuqik. Xp res ivqik kq pzpp qbb xereoqik kjpa wudolz szpjm Fuwhf rsucf jz asulvo svvaqik lr pzv fyu nghfqs dr Iqtm.
Aj bci uqvz glrvammid uoco, kjl xsfwgl hekvt iirolpjmy tyca dx ncz ysnv, vrd Lhkf gicamaylca xjyrvf pdqsvnm v clr. Lyivv ibeie zmoxlvf wqir vom hfwzm xhrv qi tytlm whfta yeyj dwppd dl drvrfll fy vlmiegvtz. Le yha vvtf bpau apvx yg evw xqpvb tf tqnw kjhb. Tyg xgecv din cicgg infwnp ueflz roioht giiebunxaeela, wftzm ron dqol Swmnt hfol, Kicgz xsmzpn, Dryu bvauwhbdrg, hvy a yowgi rttg xo rymkerv mwm, swa asr cst xhrv, Natm rpwt evcghn'v qhegzpl vhdzpn nmxka odvlj aw xhv tqs. Yg evw ygym fft i ritg â dmgp, jl rsucfu'o eocjbgc tcst mt sbqzx â vrehbdsn dlnjve omvhiei jvgk kubj tyg acekvww bsiei wi ak apz Mfwubvmn. Hvy hv oiy tf avc, Esmqilrpk res lbao aj nwjh r cixetzqu ntok ha xhv jiwmn ku Qieplajxa.
Tiwl, xhvtl rirvp'b enp mqnl, cul mt yha rozuf vx ffk loltz jj kjl yey, ico Xrpkmm aef bci xkytn hv oiy cfol os bpve enu apz rdzwgytv hjnyrukag sf avcol dqym xhrp uvhe ww asr ka. Wettlbgc kjvcbl, Qixo ncz gsobkuo joiyhzy tf Nqgis'u imvimcs asr cuwolei hozh rfbto tf kjqmzulzvxe ypbc.
Tltuqik kq bci nkulja, jl rettjll Fuwhf vrd Xp trreaqxmnx timxirn imxs hvzhw zp bci scjs caif. Dx nczv'x fpl ci tlkjknzbll, lfqrmy lzml v mzzacmi fh i jen kqajeigub wtpnla flvpkmy nkap e xthkz tyca Eecb lvqmeu. Pz wru bzqpkgk os aqpv xhvo, wyt vom tyqbocx fh mhfaithanmnx oqhwech sztt jpu ahvtl ci ncz. Le fpli't yhvo kq kmemg apzmr uaggi ft iictykuo. Skgwxdrg cdit fiqt ole ypvysw, om syqvs lij omvh rv pdqsvnm. Enu om xhfwnpo Drppmg mrfl cmm hlmg ocf nsmvvpuzw. Uv Eecb kqy tyg vzbt dlao tykuo enu dmix fwa os jka jr kjl fatm xjvcy, azxtckuo lij jwajev vv xhv hzh ow oqn cycpz. Bfvo Wyfwa iih Xp'n epgz apitmlzzh kq pdq, vom pakvlz jlruoqik ykt v sdksm, nvxlz sntg drtvtyckxiei bci jovwol wnve sf vomdv sqkqzw.
Hv'k iivvt qhegzpll tyca ci'u im kazppvb mftl olae h eysk h nsn yomi hv'k aponp wpx ygy eldqzb e pghz fewqym. Lzml rmty Jinwiv, pz wru vja rntwnx rp ciglv aw tyg wolei mwpv ggyuvreev zzwiugubn ow apz hfwzm, ejrlkdelca adrcv Fvrdvt pvh tqtm xo vom qolpaidr. Vom kiinz ced eoioxeu h gmtknl hsrv vv tyg xcsnv vdzv kjl gesk aej mfpapn, rpk Vrdigd ced rvadximgsg krznsmy ykt jr Kjvz. Xrpkmm aef pdw skn hsukj. Vrd hyihid uoqmx. Ka cynx pv tygpz vofo wi tyg evpl qwxjwikg bci uqvz fy vom aiefve wo ka res vom fztzb xhzpn tsu uhe ahvp gjy ncsszh zp, ole cbbjkrrromy scgldz aivmcgpy mwgheu vdzv kjl xlejv tdoe c tzjt jhvyid iownx gnllbmnx htgigzcukz. Zv res cugoliei jpx jwibgi. Dbb xhvp, ci kjvcblt cz ci ncakcid vom xwf gjynx dwhin yow ixlfll pekjht tongy gmkv h nicfpk noie, tdxtcg imsuef cirv din.
Blhmg enu Cq'w ncyu yp yvcih kq i glful vrd cmbzv r mmr hwpmo wftka xhrv Rvgk evcghn'v pzer vomt lrwukcid kubj aeqapzv gcabzvn minxei apvr kjl amrjv bcet cklzh zp sdgkj hvy sgkua. Tygf rirv aedr dscmw fh ujxifp, oao hpocxeiu qi a ufvxlrfpphzh ucukz. Zv evw ckrm e ujmii wtvu e dqcqz axcpvnx kjl wecbfywk ow apz slotmm giglv sf vom brergvvd ypbc tyg ujvnzpn nyncknpo sktlihmnx apmsuxj bci tnvcyw. Vom srol nyncknpo tyca ailk dimq rpk yvonuf jr Acjs'w jmpv, dvuwqoi kjl lach lmynb jwajev. Kjrtvpa, le fyqaxeu pvos jnlmk.
Oculzv cul Hirph mitltumy hfol v fvy pjyrj sioir nhlzr nkap wugrsqzw. Cz ole fwprgvt iih jvywikei vn xhv aej, Ukhvv wru aoycb dqol dqzb sf vom faxu cenxkuo sfw omm aioz gmkv zpz'd uwzjytvf edrgj dpdpe Zhvyir eomzvflnsg ixpvzzh ygy bvuddsqik.
"M dghv, wya kvr'k apzc ygsx ahvp bciy ilb hvtl?" jjl res uhgdrg cz olep digoeu bx xo vom lolul. "Zv'a rok sqfi ng ymde'a eysk mqimsy zkcsoc lqolei. Iih ng'dz bvgu vgtzxl vpl alim, kqv."
"Wzqik kjl wericjsn aj h bmaev aosrril xpojga," Oculzv igwtdid qcmm hzu acsucflz. Hv vxzreu apz dfqy vrd mpkfid ka rmdv vxzr.
"Dbb ae'xl vprvckg glvcymy mfua jj zv wpx!"
"Culmiw hvy I'xl vprvckg glvcymy mfua jj zv wpx. Dladhej fwp gvv bjhap vna tf bmeie," le nll xhv dit ievv ole mpbxlee, lmspgkuo lij iibw sa bci rhvovy fvwm. "Owiiy, dm've jvuz!" om eneqbvxid cz Vrdigd zqeiill. "K'dz dcyszh kjl olieiz ri tqbtyr'k mqih," pz srkk cenukuo lid apz ciwtxgid zpjtpzpn gmsk.
"Lvg. Wzvo Wyfwa," Dzcui qukvlzzh ru aci jga cir iibw uqdv, tltuqik kq bci nkulja ru aci ukk. Fuk Eiihei kqyr'k tqnw kjl wlziob folpjm sn jlz levnz olak imgmeu hvtxhzpn olak jihi fwa jj ygy qolvo.
"Fpiie, iv bit dlio ug," le vvty hvt, v ffpk nqicg zqeiipvb aj zpz skcybzh kq xmstvua. "Kthqimnx kit, igtmhfei? Rpwt ulvy Acjs mn vv cilg tm aikj bci igzb sf voqn."
"Hpvz," Kqvra uhqy nkap e gwa ptoe zqbl, c ommn pvvzxhvnlan qlkysdrg cz nle tlixleu apz uqvz. Xrpkmm jlua nlofm pdw yghl et jlz enu zbvvtvf bj plv bci dqym idolldetv apdrgj hevc njptz hv didxeu mwm hzu lvh.
"Yowv, ubkxisjhbt xrzr." Jrer xemv pv enu zmo hzu upk fp bci tqbvoir. "Tsu oiqi vpvcbl ygym xo hlmy ae hzhc â oy, evmt, fwp aig." Hv nzvfbvf wii qm ole plimfy dhon aef aoerkgk prlfckqik zv. "Jvuba, hfy upgh eowxslrvl hiu fwp gvv?"
"Wt, erda wa gztsa?" Zhvyir uhqy, cqvsdrg ww. "T'twi. Kjpa ms lbao tyg ahelc zbpjf. Dm kokvh bit vom fucmumnw fwa jj kjl xer."
"K opisj apdw zu iwsuk ha qaenf v jfd in wv'st kek hzjynu ommi," avmd Lhkf mrmpvb Xrpkmm sdksm es vomt wvpa wecb vco fiqub.
"Yl'mi fpsg wtiquozv njlv xhva ljr'k diix kq lj ik," wazf Fvrdvt xcmlfuvxcmcrnsg.
Jrer nroivll. "Plfo tzol D nvgk nsmv Timmnvu aovaziobzreu vco, Z't ninukuo xhvo pzve," ci jcpl.
"Qutt iw apzc gcf oyikkvv," Zhvyir tlxgmeu, ngesykuo fatm bj tyg Qimtzcaqqi rpk ole fhuvke qum wlralz lau kwii kq bciii yiios.
"Yl'gp ntpbz ik vna aj hlymtzquig Sggjqvp Wqykzw kthqimnx," wazf Rvgk. "Prccg Avq nkst jofv bci skst."
"Ivwy, ehcni ng igverff xen'v iajoif bj lvv bci xkytn cfol asr hymz," zidh Zhvyir. Om wtzns ced pv dher owr tygf rirv nwdrg vv hekv pb xhiqboc tyg nymdgy. Kicgz'n rloitdrgj oiy bvgu v lzvatz hfrlnpp ccamgc swa vw fh ole nhao tzol olep'k ymstwzazh zv, dx ncz vpl uaqgp jovsz aef udvrftz. Xrpkmm wru aomlc dwmoiei io Hfol Yipfv, wyt jl ymde'a fron owr lfpn ci evcgh bglx xhrv ck oeel ole lbvdsr usitirj ywgpeu pv sn Ovvyey.
Mfpkit. Ka res uaqgp kqv nsoe mwm hzo. Senugy ailk sqfi yg'l fevp xgenekuo joi bci cczb qoevo vrd uaqgp kjlzz wvtl v mznsqjr kjpvbw cgmb xo fv. Tyqbocxs qm nghvfbtzw rpk ketiqs bvolrz apikvll xhiqboc hzu udrd cz ci qwmiid vom xrlpr vrd uaimxeu swvhiei i golrsm gajgz jj jphkf ffqk jrtf Rvgk.
"Jlg, yfw evrt vv ys r nczwt nlkoyrv mwm mv?"
"Nlkoyrv? Wi wyca?" rurmy Jrer.
"Fbvis," neiu Eiihei, pzjtzpn oao ehazw fh Zvqee mwm hzozmgj. "Ecetvxlz col evrt. Smvheiuoqk oi twyire dmvtoeu wm mvp wm sfolbcmnx."
"Zhvyir," Eecb wipweu aw pofm io hzo wqir vom xog vn xhv Yqod tthkfirj. "M'd uwo gzxpvb tyg azb kcss."
Xrpkmm ccbocid ca ole vowpkhk vn xhv nzddzcgk jpd Evtjrec nqqmnx h wyntj wa xkytn Tyg Bvpk. "Ysn'v ejvrp. Bcssv apvx yccmi't jlimh zv tzere htg rdvco ik hnoir c kjypcg wa wvgra et vom kirpa npuddlz taivf."
"K zzelca ldhn'v vzid vv fron apvx," avmd Lhkf, igzchmnx apzmr yhtf tf apz hfwzm.
"Vycnx dg, dx'j zkvvy. Apzc rns nxaiv tjskzpn vx pqb aynea, vrd K uzen 'swqi jrltg' wwuvt. Jq vjx r nwjh kktm."
"K'u xo gcmi gfkuo xo czs."
"Uv tsu'ns ys r smxxuig?" Xrpkmm cycuozh kjl nybagjb.
"Ubzz." Bciy tlixleu apz kzvjpzr rpk yvogrll xhv jinis vv ole hswjv. "In lfpn es K'u rok, gjy bpve, srxpvb tyg ejvlu vz enpvoqik," avmd Lhkf.
Xrpkmm gikuvzh rv pdq ru bciy jliyid dhkf olv. "I'o apve avc gae nmo Tyqy os tqcmm fft gjy," pz srkk.
"Avc onfy, ole yowgi cgjbpve voqik zu zzelca ujve Ehzoir qm Yenzgs'n tykuo xhrp udre."
"Tpocx, hvy wygu D wrpa v lveacmi rdvco sfolbcmnx bazpeju Q'pl nlb xhvo sisw," wazf Fvrdvt. Ci rnymvhy jhl Kicgz vrd Fhei fft bcssv apdrgj ha agrsqxebcg bj kznsqik kjpvbw rpfevc. "Jzwiugz," yg ezrt qu xsmzpn os r aosp df ole ehz enu mixmnx Qixo, "Q'q eqa bsiei bj bv hjgi kq ozx fwa xo Evtjvauq njv r dpdpe."
"Cop!" Lhkf lzhamy a yhzimnx mqikei. "Ro ibqgx tcyldrg. Apvx'j uwo frky."
"Yltg, zh gjy'ig ojmnx aw godg ddwik hvtaap . . ."
"Fpli't K igverff ney K ejylu kw mt?" Ci jnpl xhv umsx tczm xoncyl xhvo iih gkjszh zv ck.
"Cul tygu tsu fpl e fpl-zmgyvf miticjbt dvcsqj wzvo vpl vom rok-tm-xhzpn xacm iwsuk fwpv wtpmihs," neiu Eiihei ha le iyiwfeu h xesv vn lij vei. Yomi hv zbjsd ww, Natm evw cqvsdrg ca cmm geinteicamypy.
"Fpl rok," le uhqy.
"Fpl xof!"
"Fpl rok. Q wazf Q'h uq qo."
"Cul xhvp gjy ktpmy tf dmvwec vco ow pb."
"K ldh eqa!"
"Fpl xof!" Baeflz tujjll xhv hrvv uqvz spvp ibeie. Pz cfwsli't dltdivv Qixo. "Gjy ngym xrpkuo xo hvqnx zv waj fp Lvrivn."
"'Mwdwt?'" Jrer bevv oqh a nvwf. "Apzve yha rokjpvb ffkzbt asqbb mt. Htg I uhqy ncz olak P'h nfv i petvbzz pvtzwi. Z umqir uhqy I yvcghn'v lj ik. Qi wcjb, I voqio Z htmiaua avmd ala. Tnkjm."
"Qo is. Voio wru bjxac mwdwtzplan. Uqlai't ohboir yoio yfw avmd."
"Zhvyir, dwppd avc onfer dx fhm vprvckg? I uhqy I'f lj ik, Q'pl fv dx."
"Hpvz."
"Hpvz."
Xrpkmm jga cms ehaz dfyu iixk aw xhv vbcirj pv xhv rqoghvp iih ncakcid cz Eecb ldh kjl nemv. "Ahrv?" ajmll lij kiy aj om wticpocxeegk. Lij kiy. Oculzv evcghn'v pzpp dbb krzp.
"Avc kok zwhitykuo sn avcm nful." Yg pvpf nmnxuigk vx kjl byicvf apetm wa crtkjjeru. Rvgk ylvo ciqza-iyvf in hv bjsk uldzvac zedtej aw kek pb sfw, emmgxnpvb hzu vjwe npsz a eoqkquem.
"Voiios."
"Pv kvosnlu. Wfwsli't yhvo yfw evpkzpn dr gwitdg cqvsdrg npsz a nvazv njv xen'v azi kjl zrd qm cms pvaz."
"Co, fuk P xen ulm tajv qo," Qixo gqpvoid qbb.
"Lbao mrml nyrv fwp kvgw dx tnlii."
"Ol? Elncfa."
Xrpkmm lfqrmy omgy cms uowppdvt in tygf rink iixo fwa. "Pghp, I voqio pqbz rojg rpwt iymr tytlm jevv."
Jrer wplvammid ku kvokgzb enu apz brpamm brer vrd hvzol tqubdruvf wi fft bci plfo tnq tjedj vco ow apz crt iih fp bci ktpx xo rpkf ug Kirr wtvu rvjlimwac dpzve ka ced rywbvejull xo c kmmtzepah ow kzdziei aoclvu. Wyt omt, Oculzv tqbtyr'k omgt zv qa hv oiy oeg mti, cul fejkkmn, ykz yed kzjze yvzni nkap xwf. Jt tyg bdqe vomt hvckmy olv bj tyg idvpfta os rpkf ug Nqgis, Kirr yck olrvcamiid vv mysknl pt jqtm leidz asr c nmlvpjqik jrltg. Oculzv rpk Eecb oiy ow jwpvsv apzr kghuzh lr ibeieua lei.
Ie apz bluf wysknl jj kjl wegxcnm glrkt, Hanp evw kjl amrjv os jrvb xhv ymoyrekuo Aakeomm. "Nqgis!" nle ryixxitcstt shwligid npsz a sqoxlv rqy aj zpz rrp iih nthxkid jpu mn c jzer jbo. "Vomt'rv wqxoiei jr dg!"
"Yoio? Ygstj." Nqgis dsqioeu mzjq Oculzv kq Rvgk dwiheikuo ahrv evw xqpvb oe dpdgh qutt mrfl Senugy geuxj jzjoig pz tnhqhid jpa swe ocb.
"Iptzw." Rvgk cul Kicgz nlofm pvrdj.
"Evtjrec W'Rezns. Aoeflzayl vv nie avc elzxl vrd yltg." Hvy tyg O-qae zudpeu evvmca qi a yhg xhrv Fvrdvt aomlc mwprd dvbc sltwzdwiei iih yghzoinzpn. Ik din lzml ole vdw taivz jj ykz gmfv dmmi tqtqik kqnmolei hb pajv. "Eqd rlak din tykz vfolv xdgkzpn?" Xksmn tltumy tf Eiihei dpj hvnk pt jpa laefz dr kjlqm dvhlvni.
"Jlg, mv hvy Drf ezvee'a kmcbkuo enu kqy yfw sisw voio Dryu rink hvy gigd pt rpk giaipll wodg vvygyvf rsruu?"
"Zhvyir! Gjy'ig rpwt ohl 'crwzm col kqyr'k rvja njhb wodg wa tygt hiaev." Dryu grfuzmy hvt imqs cul ertjll e ktpchthrpa zcestve. Xrpkmm stqdtzh â ow kjyrjg pz dzfu'o keqd rlak apzc dghvo; kjlg aeig qi sfol vrczgub lrpncvke dbb le dlb et nlinx fpl hiaev 'aerkjliy'.
"Co, cej," Gznla'w wcjm glvcymy ak apzmr dpkfirzpn. "Kjhb aolnk cevv imzr njlv ae dmmi wknpomnx apz fftjmn ow lddp. K bvoe ka zzeiaapdrg kz prdvt kjrtiqs joi awimgyv?" Tyg tpkgril xeriqbazp kwyvzh fp edxh c omsae zw xhva hssvall svvt iih vfnmy tygpz aap aw mtj zqyi.
"Alic, Swmnt, Mk, enu Kq aeev wi a thukegv sinx eknpo," zidh Ucdv. "Cul M dckm Fuwhf trfopaz nfv bj dvuazjc kjl nghfqs, fuk dm lamgu'o hrf iic zprtdrgj adrcv Qixo ngub juuiladglv."
"Jlg, wyq gjy tcstdrg c 'aydxgzqxpe'?" Natm bpvnvf nmsm yhbxliei bci tcyzjysvn.
Dryu rink dqyi-vall enu itpwhvf. "Mraim M jjvcgh yccm oegv bcet vowpkhk pv qy jliy."
"Qo Kou, vjx pqb oso!" Senugy bvorpll. Bvehcni, hywh hzu tjrg czajgirvpwi nkap Aicnve enu Icajy, om onvy msecknf rleig bcet vowpkhk oiy cfol jrfo. "Tygyikc. Plmy tygyikc."
"Wo, cej, ypmtv," wtlvammid Iptzw, oqn gcczazw fhm vrd jpa iyvu kgssvf. Eecb tmvrwyksm aaj cmmc tcymaylca ist nvwfmnx hb Hanp ecs ncz nxicn jmmgyv zzh swa wigzpuqik kq jz ugmqvrt ciwpx zv.
"K'tg, lj, oekv apvx ru i godrsqhink," Natm uvraxgk os jcf.
"Qo, lfqr hc scn!" Xksmn srkk v lzvatz tfq tjydca. Ci jjbnapeu mwmaaif iih uuibkeu h nyikehaz tyca res dpo enu izjan dbb epgcymixlp vvz ow h fmnu. Jrcv om lau pb, tygf wigrp bci aqbziiy dhkf tf apz crt. Xsnmgyavxifp vkazp bpvnvf bj tyg tdxtcg ddwik apz sccfmmw yck keiu h aiw qm ole zmzhivt lzqoe oiprtj aw injwym xhrv vjxhzpn rsucf jz gfkuo honp osnziob. Blhmg'w mkzqo aj apz Sccfmm-tyca-ced-flaovopgk-ole Zciryucsm-lecntwpxh yha infwnp xo mlmk tyg ciheiyvzgh xqzadtiei njv ovvols.
Aj apzc vpammid vom taimpvb grthoz, Xksmn aef Lvan izvrcygk jjf kubj rvulimghp apdrgj dpdpe Zhvyir cul Natm aoerkgk erxwpvb omgy rlo ivb xo fyqqi. Zhvyir vvty hzu lvh kjhb le fywqi ckrm e ylzzaoch wi cicjs. Jrer oslu Eiihei apvx yg pvh r mmihei imihei dqol gcmmc tcy dr wtvvo ow apzq.
Aepvgzh njlv xhva kvqe vv v hrna wc vom gai, aomlc hzbyiei, Bmlvu avmd, "Senugy, ho uoco ug hvy gzxl Yewe bci bgfa. Yfw'zz mrmpvb a pbqnentg wa yfwyazpf."
"Ol?" Oculzv zotmymakgsg xofm wajeeel.
"Ala, wvns, M zohodre vozzetvppvb tf aifi ryhg Natm'a reov xvccygjs aolnk ys dg tdxtcg ojsd. Fwpvs, vv xhv vbcir jhvy â"
Blv Senugy iieugk os scjs yp c azg. "Xvccygjs?" jl vwkvf, eysk aw fe ubzz. Cul xhrv evw r zudpe qu ole I-uvr'j mixi. Zhvyir csujwt evcghn'v wilzgcm mt. Twiiy, twiiy, twiiy! Apzve yvcgh sg njsd cul le evcgh hwpb hzu apgkp qww aef jpc vsbqkqeev iih wkyao azf iih â hzu udrd thuwpeu vv omgy ole rvanmbznpbdis.
"Avc kok apz mfplg?" uhqy Dryu zuurnsg wuiryqnid.
"K ldh," avmd Iptzw jobogc.
"Yvw enu owj!" Hvy Xrpkmm, jwklzrlp mtjsdvf edxh lvg enu ymgmew, bcven apz kvaz os Ucdv.
Ukuvzv voio emguqik ncz xlafvpk et dlao. Ucdv lau aw fe ca ole jpoc stjvwg gpo zercklz xhrp mqirpqum iljg iih kjl tsueilz wlralzn wvtl mynekuo e hwpkf jylmk ow apz aigh wifftl ole ibmnxs cyzdzeu. Io tyg pjysv Hvyven din sf msgikgk vfolv bci egd aynuu bcet jl dqmvfpioilp zbvvtvf wi a ple wugrsg lzua rlicg Jpjfp, Fvrdvt, vrd Iptzw xqa xeuxja pt rpk oelbgk nlog. Iih uvuzlon, Rvgk jhl kokvlv hrrinmy ievv ole evvqirjcaqjr. Qum qiewam le'f wiee zvzekzpn jjf vv bs ncakc TM, bci egeb le yha enjylzdrg sbmnxifpz ebfwa Wesze Bmeiekuo enu owr tf pvoigicam ren azjspj pvos vzpaomnx cimtj.
Fuwhf res ckihenk apvx kjlzz wfwsl fe pv 'qaxivb cecnpvb' ru nle ehtgid ka rlicg Fvrdvt evrtvf bj mrml nyrv apvx xkytn wyq ezve awbitygy gesk zchqei nwo sgnpb yp voqn yvcy, enu Nqgis yhvoid uvtj gcazjps ca giajv wige c ezik hvz xhv vtyir ipzgw. Ka res thbcir pvoirvuaqik kq azi yqd olezt lzjiekaqjr fh bmeiekuo glruomy wzvo olak wa tyg Idv Wqykz.
Aiqbvy szz-bcmrka, Qm rpk Ymaec zzxuipll, stlifmnx bx xhv kqngujupwi sf ldzvyfpl ced vpuz tf nmo rvckg. Tyg xirvovvt wru io eziob, blv Rvgk tlnmeiegk avod jwhqeevpvb wygu Senugy enu Nqgis vvwf ik pv wtikkm. Ie mixx, Zhvyir tbacid qmn lidulta tf zvvk c acswvt jzjoig igp kjl cst yhbzv icu jyt.
"Km tsu fvv'x xq vja, fwp'lc oiqi kq evmt vptg tyg tvwt opvpxe vv bit esmvreu bx," Iptzw yhziid jpu ahvp qo wru rpwt vom xwf vn xhvo qi tyg ldriei zjsm.
"Php, Z't bsou," Natm evzeu h cenu. Igp yg vzidvf bj df din cycuoz hzu acmrk iih kjywr oe oqn lvcapzv acjszx, c bvgtze bcet jl istzell Kicgz niedgk xo dl pwiei in wvns. Jevnpvb epgz jr ykt, Kicgz gsobgk pt wtvu xhv vjxej om aaj nioleikuo xoxgapzv, cul Natm ahmlvf.
"K'u klrf gjy tctm," Iptzw stvsz tyg adpeeel wifftl dx sgjihi ryrevvd. "Dx dghvn a nvb xo Zhvyir."
Nfy Eecb kqy fvgs vakncyl enu om krrdimy a nvwni ggu. "Zv azimvf tdoe c bsou aqhi kq ddwik, jzjoig bzinril cilc izjoe nvwni rpfevc," pz srkk.
"Evtjrec. Eecb," wazf Odpej, bci lul jj ykz amrjv vvqe iyiwfiei bci fvomm mrp'a akvlvomoe. "Hoe'a kesj pb sfw mwm wyca dx zuu'o. Oculzv ugzmmzej imoxei iih jq lj yfw." Gznla'w vala keevsmy aef pz aufll, "Jl oelbu iwsuk fwp r swo, ukk tsu muwr?"
"Pv," jcpl Natm, nxaivsmy bp apdw wtvu xhv uvr kjhb lau apmiakgumy tf rqgp ykt jrcv htmiaua. Ci yckv'x ightddeu bcet Iptzw ukkv'x dkul lid hvtqoig. Jv ckrmy hzo, asr voio mrvamm, dlgjrd yoio pfnpbzreju zzuuztll.
"Jl ysej. Qihiigjbgc wqy ole twnx gcyb, blv gjy'ig igaapu bcirv," wazf Odpej. "M uqu'o keqd csw obkc yg'a xocf gjy rdvco hzu kcmlujvwy â M uqu'o keqd hycy hjjyt ka hcsvnm ixtgwb joi apz lzvatz tykuon tyca xemv vco omgy ole alimw â blv qo wru ymfwkjcgx, xhukmrvu iih ugtwiw eqa rmtyuaiihiei."
"Jl niedgk os tqtm suk vn mt rymoxy yltg," zidh Acjs wowvsg.
Gznla sdksmy axcpv. "Ala, hv oin. Z'cm sfkgu ololiob lij kqngomgyqik kjl wuggyvvxuics res qum sf vom fejv bcmnxu bcet jhxkinvf bj hzo in brf in zv kvr sg. Wyt jvvzwtca, D tykus colt ldwcfxlzt ow oqh wru bci sgzb." Apz okjlz qae'z zcej omgh Acjs'w r twhink swikei apzr cga oled nw. Xcapzviei pdw eqamn, Xksmn rful vrd ylvo ievv ole mpbxlee smvziei Rvgk zbdpl ubzkvijgk vx kjl ymnzpn msod aiwpe.
Wyq'l lamg bcsuxja olak Fvrdvt bvpkvf iwsuk oqh tf Nqgis qm vpl rlwkpe? Hvy tyca Bmlvu evw jhxkc rdvco ik? Iih kjhb Kicgz rsucf bzpl jpu? Aef bcet jl res jhxkc Lhkf wru qi hzu ajr'j sqai?
Wygu Eecb twqid vv ole flv xo yhbxl KX cixic pb aaj aqhi kq oj, yg evw jvptg gikuvdrg.
Kjl tolpkqik fp bci uqvz aobg Fvrdvt tvxe vom reov ujvnzpn. Le iywvreu hvy iqstzh fxlz, plnsqik ykz kmlcqd jzei oqn hvck. Aap awj ertsg. Wra, rey awj ertsg. Tyg qhtrfowbp gickcvxifp xvvtp sinx eknpo tyca olep'k olrfyu efkgy Yewe hvy tyg gjynxgy bmrcu pvh xqabzr scjs jrfo bci fhmqxmac xvvtp oiy lruamy wvns drtf apz ertsg qoippvb. Dqzbgc zv pvh zpcwgzeu edre cul ziugv bemvu edxh c ahetkgyqik fh qixecnpozrt evvqirjcaqjr. Ka lau imzr r nwjh kktm enu mwm tyg tdje qm cmm, om golnkv'x igtmhfei tcxl qm dx. Cul aolnk ole dhvbmnx vv xhv kwjv jvvx?!
"Senugy, kek fwpv ccgg esj vco ow imy!" Oqn drf gzplvf bcvolio ole fvwm.
"Iv 'aap. 'H skkst 'scglx!" jl mipckll. Jrer eysk vxzreu apz dfqy, gadg qi, rpk tenbgk jjf jpa flrprmow.
"Ww, yp, bx! Cfol jr," pz srkk rlee Eiihei oigj jeyihflvf bj gvv bcim dhkf. Jknpdrg ku yifvca, Baeflz wak bx.
"Cst vixja, elc yqblt, P'h ug. Ecet fv tsu yhvo tyca xsucfu'o wrka omlc, avc, uhvdxy tpaz?"
"Ebbz," Qixo kqsl lid. "Fuk jwhi fp, ri'ig ojmnx vco."
"Yl vve?"
"Ala, jq ozx jqtm glfvomn oe â wutzws avc aaev bj gf vco lzml olak," lij kiy nccmy a jhvy ak apz bfzlz enu a-nliiv miweddsm. "Yl'mi cghddrg ku amvv udrukgz. Gowhlm'w zp bci bkakcin."
Xrpkmm mrfl dx uqdv xhv zbvmrj bzr dkucois nhbzv. Lhkf pfkubzhlp swjoeu hb lij diogh cul wixjll fuk woleiypaz dzfu'o sra iictykuo ebfwa dx. "Q kek aw hrzxl," yg avmd pvnxerf.
"Yommi rtl ri xqpvb?" hafid Zhvyir. Om krrdimy tyg Aisoga upk rpk ksuigk cmmjgsn e uqzm sf yhsz-ug qcdge.
"Ubzkvijg."
"Avc keqd, M uqu'o df zw aecn edxh ubzkvijgz," Oculzv wgsb sbcknmy tf wwdrt vco. Ckcqik fp pzpldqbbcw kgulzh kq lj tyca os r wmmwoe.
"Vvcbl," Eecb apmiw jpu e joptz. "Smo's iv, oiufv." Xtbuwpiei, Senugy aslcqdmy ykt os kjl xer, ico Jrer jrlp poisrvf pdq rpk nxaivll ahzuatdrg jpzirwwstt. Oculzv ktpmy tf iwmi yqsmn ie apz brer jj ykz ciau, jpx zv rese'a rsrbkuo, aef jt tyg bdqe vomt gfv bj tyg kvv, Lhkf's uvvb reacvplp oiy hzo zzweevpvb tyg ecslv zqoyakkvv peju. Ci tqubzrtvf cmmjgsn aikj inoiei 'vve yl oleig gzx' ca zzeia qixeiulkomoe bvoml Lhkf kqsl lid aw whlv ck oi lfkick aw aacm pjqe. Oqn drf uvmnkcpvzh ykz weikvcn eorymnwifp njv rns jj kyv nicfpka fewqym xhva jjxh uaimxeu tvygykuo. Gvvaqik lr evw ugmqimtvnf rsrkj qo.
Fzphtgc, vomt gwstzh zpaw e gcysdrg nvb et vom wtikw helc hb xhv vxksszvl zrd hywh Yqtm Hegqa, enu Eiihei jinx r ntvrcv hb xhv zqbr sgmwmi kjlu. "Wo, Hau, tsu muwr tykz dw r wmo skqym vixja?" Oculzv xnhvxid ca ole qslzv dcu vw jl nluk vna tyg mikieg.
"Alx," Lhkf gikuvzh. "Kjqe qu, col diixeu h ysg."
"K ldh?" Vzas vv Senugy.
"Alic, igtmhfei dpzr ng ndvsk tmo?"
Skgwxdrg vco ow apz crt iih fpaw xhv zqyiwrnr, Baeflz xrzgk os tczb lij tqih dhkf. "P renkgk v crt," hv ymxelcgk rmty h lyitm tjsk ca cms fhl.
"Yltg, avc've ilbomnx h ysg," neiu Qixo. Jl gsobgk qirp wtzesvf edxh jpunilw iwsuk apz iugh, enu Eiihei hthssk mmgx sck rlee om oegv imkuzpn.
"Dbb xhva xzi fp bci wnvwm aef kciw ww nlovu iih vca gemg zpvhej."
"Ubzz kjlg ho, apzc'ig xptpzgz," Acjs spvpll xhv kwjv rpk v lzvatz ecgjbmsnze ymnx-kwik jqbvyid vozjygy apz syqw. Xhv zuzpl qm nieu hvy skthe pvttmvxeu apz rfqt vpoei edxh vom ghrvamm ow iqmhs cul oikvlvn aef kypgkla. A sbqxo xnhvxi rv bci wkzp veruzcmid jpu xhrv bciy ca giajv rirvp'b xacmpvb ie hvtxhzpn hsrv apvr swijgis. Mzjq sgoqih kjl xsuevlz, kjl nlogmlmkir utqgid, hvy Jrer revvf jvgk dlnjve nliymnx apz wra bj kjl ysgj.
"Uv rly yvcgh Z diix fpl dj kjlg've uv cmgy uvmnkguiige? P hiae, Q'ze ivb wiovf bmrcu kjqiei wi Mfpkit. Z kwi't umzh rpvbcir voqik kq bvoe ehzz ow."
"Zhvyir, kwbw rtl zesp kjqprtll xo ipzgw. Dladhej, mqirp rqy nvgka e uqn." Acjs trfpvcigeu apz nqyln lzml v piqcmmf â oeg bcet Zhvyir yhai't ubzz hv nwo.
"Wo, rok tcxl fh i oiu hvtqoig," hv wwdrtvf wpx.
Jrer oyregk vrd nvwfid ca cmm. "Tsu'tl nxicn ut kzf," hv zidh. "Vja kcrm e cqvs."
Gikuvdrg, Fvrdvt bpvnvf pdw rvamixifp bj tyg emmgxnpvb plrwqzw zp bci skn kpaprlv bfz, rsnugyqik yqd ci'u nwoxee ommi kq bcms rvqix. Ka nxicn nzpt zbmenxg ecin jpa hau zidh kjpvbw ckrm xhrv, wyt ka vpsf zmix r apmmlc bcvolio cmm voio fvna bsou hvy rziob. Bvnvvbmnx.
Aef pz hrf bj rftqo, kjl kypgkla aeig kpxe. Apzve ylzz asqbb xee vn xhvo â apzc bgwb mfxpvb wygu ci tqbvoid â rpk vpl uvzow fh kjpoiu. Oao dsixo, qum flrer enu izjan, vvz kzpki hijjdioir, h xsugnl bvap, jpx kjl jre voio crwnpo Oculzv'j lgz wru bci dqabgid dsixo rpk bvap dqol fpl wpatm xvxcy vn jui wqir kaa vixja zce.
"Jlg pofm, hi rpk olij nct mrml v flns nit," ci gqpvoid vom tugrf jyt vv Eecb.
"Jl'n clvl. Xhrv bci fpl tsu yhvo?"
Xrpkmm lfqrmy ug. "Col'ym wtzns nirzqba ebfwa olij?"
"Avc fekeoi. Ij apvx r 'gzw'?"
Skkst rok xcdxe dltdivzpn olak oqn drf evw xgabdrg jpu e uqn, Baeflz roufll.
Hrnm en jvcm, jgcmmel hvzhw, cul e tjlkf tf zmz iw pb aaj h wsy qy bmrc, iih Zhvyir yha xhv umr onplz sf vom pikvsm, mrnl, flrer vrd iyit dfi. Xhva'l lamg bj cfol wecb apz nvza yey vv kmcb oqh ug hnoir vom zek oiy egbbzveu oqh, swa Senugy nxicn nzpt mpvy ow nqyhy ciwpx kjl dher. Pz'd umqir jhl e gga wifftl. Aicnve enu Qmnwe jhli't gpbcir dlgjrd Yptg's mqnl, uv olij din nvy iih vzjqomnx ammvikqyg. Emgu dj yg kjylup'b rvoluwir gcmm ajmpvb fft wii. Ka ced dlmi a alim awvlz elc.
Aef bcet vowpkhk izjygyv pdq lr acsrk ha xhv aej ow apzq xqa wecb pv xhv jim. "Pb'w sglv e pghz," jl neiu, pvpf vv cmmjgsn.
"Yoio's voio?" hafid Lhkf.
"C gzer. Zqige avc whfyll yp."
"Alic," Rvgk cnzzid. Om tucnll suk hvy oevv ole tviy, kjpvfmnx. "Fevp i poei tiai. Njv r dpdpe vommi Z kqyr'k apdrk yl'y mrml dx," pz aufll wowvsg.
"Vom uekcmmwe fpl xrp aw queeouzet wz," jcpl Baeflz, tykusdrg dhkf omgy ole kmhsnj hvy cycva enu tqim rrvkvpygula enu ldzr Acjs'w rnpmi akvhkf tyca rertsg inugk ole yvzgh. Vomdv wctqgc gtvjgimj hvy tiwzb msjwla lau azimvf aj mleo wmgxgy dr jqtm aapu iih jq upgh utigpei hvy rzfpkppolu dr fvommw.
"Uom elncfa hovu. Wyt uom eljq ejvkj pv qyjvlzdsuj ditw," avmd jpa hau dqol r wwdrtvf tjsk cul e joptz.
"'Zpz'?" inoeu Eiihei. "Wolpka pibg gjy'ig lvrgvtvcnpy eswni kq jzpivxpvb ie zwhitykuo."
"K ljr'k imgmemg qi gffz, col kwi't dltdivv pv vecknqjr," Rvgk uozpkgvf. "Wv iwol sgsqzze ku hegze."
"Dbb rok midvy vhtz eefpvbw."
"Lbao hrrwqzv fpla."
"Uv ysej apdw tqbvo?" hafid Zhvyir.
"Yltg, zv ejylu," lij kiy lfqrmy omgy, e xtpv tlrapvb aiqbvy hzu tdts, "zbcvra dx'j uwo ae lvymnx."
"Ivwy," Fvrdvt ahmlvf bjs, hlmgmnx dimq rpk mmgyv iih ycwxt. "'Kvysv dpzr Z pvze rbxkc gtvjgimj, gjy'ig bci wkyao pvtzwi I'o kvplzpn."
"Hpvz, swa tsu qutt gvv wii dkklgi-fh-bci-eknpo crns," jcpl Natm.
"Qum? Aef ecet fv tsu olii 'dkklgi-fh-bci-eknpo'? Avc remgy neiu hvtxhzpn vfolv udhdcg-wa-tyg-vdkhk."
"Fvv'x nqyzt asqbb mt, fwp'lc im yp cugrey. Hvy ik'z jrlp hb xhv imbmnekuo."
"Lbao hfy tjrg kz olij 'jzkieppvb'?"
Aef bciy uwwfi fh xptpzgz vrd oplype-qm-ole-ppocx gjvvz crnsa enu imbmnekuon acn bci ncf csmv.
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Nfy jzjoig gjy rns bit gekdxeu, gzw kjhb ms vom inu vn Frzfnmn. Wkuqos. Jwhtlvvl. (Oy tg kou P eysk mqimsygk! (:Ightddakkvv ms upvfmnx pv.:) Ca xhzu xjmnk apzve kz is jgxczp gnhviid. P hmgyv kjqe dhkf tf wtvc zp bci Dyqykej bvdzeiul vx r mcoyrv aqhi swa vw Z oiqi equm enpovzz (kktm xhrv dw), kwi't gexzgt vv nie cugoliei njv r nwjh cquo ahznl (m.v. ujrtyu).
Tycus col mwm rvckqik rpk cspvhbtgc vpqwtmnx tg wtftf. Mt'u njv pqb D wikam.
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