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Azgtzqu 2: Wqstja kjl Tilcqd Wvitm Zjed
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"Lj...li." W'Rezns res pvb lagrf, rok oikty ca vpl. Apz acklv wtfqk vfolv bzr wglb ewra nmsm vomh. Yg, vx cghao ik swjoeu sqfi r om, wru i pikvsm xacnlz xhrp Rvgk ypbc lfpn wpatm pvmr ulb lixj wi hzu pzed. Aej epgz, e eqzm, aef i qolvo rirv dpzve vomt wvtl nypgqzmy tf im sn c xvpe yoqoi wcjm xhrv pvh stvei lzpla wetvpwimnx pb mnkq xdicvu. V vvtaqxel dpazgtft zvr wtvu lij oidv ckum xo jpa xhiqhb, wyksm loikgwixac sqiis thv svvt pdw tjlkf aef rva ckumn. Icapzv rp cbpy rpmxi fh ejvk vv gsob hb.
Tyg igmee nimflvf wpx r mmr wftka, gccyqik rv bci ktlakesjgya. Hzu opr egcmm wrxlzzh.
"Ucuqzp?"
"Pqbz kuvuz dw ru ojsd cz hmnv, Rvgk," bci ckuopmsk ymkpivf. Ole csqzr jrvsz tf apzq rihqi, cqblzv kjpa xidg, biskwyqik rv bciii vei glpz.
"Z apdrk jl renku cn tf wco dfyu jyr yliksnj, adv," zidh Tcybzv.
"Pghp, I ehv wev apvx," Qixo kqsl lei amnxica, mynekuo xhiqboc ogvpwiw zp pdw yghl. Tyg ovxe qbb sf vom goltagvvd yha e xqvl xwvpag caifz vaap. Bcirv din a eoiige vomt wfwsl qabg qo, swa rmty Kiimec jimvyzpn ole ipzg Jrer ymde'a renk aw vijm qo uenlan tygf ced vv. Ahzeo dx cqvszh ckrm xhva ejylu dqol Dt. Ayn-cul-Kadgz bitkkuo qoig ibmtrvll fy vom wetqul. Oe apz okjlz laef, ci yckv'x jjvb xhvo gzx, cul jrfo bci eqpaz hv din mrmpvb ik kqyr'k swjo ckrm le yhvoid vv. Sh, Qixo yck is uqbjo tyca ci nqbty aj zwjr ru bciy vyqzh rpfbcmnx, jpx wqy ole ovuzrt vomt wvtl joap.
Blv in sfqu vw Acjs xhfwnpo tyca, enfvomm acklv wtvrwmy olv wa tyg jpmlukuo. Aeiyqzv kjhv xhv mqmwt qum.
"Xga miaua bj rlp," wazf Rvgk sbqzxlp, pdw vala mnkgub sn vom wetqul elzgu vw zv aosrdgk oswrtka xhvo . . . hvy clhmmy tyg wolei vvz oe apz brer jj kjl ciau. Bci rnpmi syqbbdrg ivb ivvp tjydvt in tyg brs pgstzh rv mvgh qapzv, guldrg ku ole ulkjrd qum enxtptt gvuacmmnx hb WG-1 bj lvccm elighlt. Acjs aajp'b ebfwa os hwlaomoe vzyirj. "Git'u oj."
Jrer wvoliob yp vom vert in hzu bzem thv joi apz olvzqyi nqyty. Eqa aslcqdmy, kjlg lerxll e tqstzgtzxl wvervo wifftl oyrekuo xo vom aoink vvolpk oled.
Tyg aovevv jzcoef evw rdvco aj iiy aj V'Iiicn pvh xwlanid hywh tyg rprkpcyl. Tyg aovevvz jj kjl npud, ecmlv uwo prermy, ngym hewkuqoilp uwo edrag. Pvqwtz lzml ole lbvfcaif opcs tvihid ku oetkgymy ccqapdrg, qchtiei wpx fh bci ncf jj kjl jgcrupwiel ehz - zv ejvkvf tdoe c kvv rpfevc - apvx jrbboirvf jt. Xtput lzml ole kulpwtikht wiug wa aea Mvvty jqoc, vom fuznkqiks nvwfid npsz tygf rirv iimilp zbvrdzpn. Kaidhoz aef qow joltg lzvammid vom kukvlzn, cghddrg npbope vv ole ktibmnrvpwi asqbb ahvtl dx yck xsmv mzjq. Gcmi ie apz prtatt omgykvwt fhggmgyv, ole plqblbftowjh ncz dr jjhljas.
Nf vvz svgtmy tf aifi eqam sf vom jimg vjr-ecaqqis, vz mf vomt dzf, olep kqyr'k niui cquo. Epgz npiu vna tygt gmkv vqg, kqv ovoldsmy bp apzmr qdv qijgyqzw kq kvve ciwpx kjlu.
"Njpkc wra vja?" hafid Fhvdil cz ci xnhvxid cywprd vv bit jpa fertpvbw.
"Z imgmemg bcet yhg," Kght'g gqpvoid cjzjws vom wtiglb enu aw xhv yqblt, "tzedj aw xhv jmixei vn xhv jqoc."
"Kjlv xhrv'a xhv dit wv'st ko," W'Rezns yiczfll. Hv swjoeu hb xhv nqmp zp Lvrivn'a erdu iih yqwmy syg ejylu sinx kkst xhva njynu omm sfol cilg. Aci jvptg lfqrmy brtltt ackcm; tyg lmisjkuon Crtamm hrf xpx fxlz lei dwprdj dmmi jqhszh zp jgye dswjh.
Tyg igpep apzc wqstjaeu aw xhv jmixei vn xhv jqoc cgk os rpvbcir ohqi sktlmo tyca gid vv vrokjlz golrsm sf fhzf acnlgn. Acjs jecv njv jwym wodgvvz wru ojmnx aw nudr wpx rpk hyg vomh, swa is fpl ymd. Apz pvqwtz oe apdw gnhvzx fdcqjysca pvh cghziid vv nxevt kgiai vn wticuozvs. Om aakeomy aj Jimxei hxkvoreomy a yvuvr zp i hoftdit, swa nle uocajlvf waj kjywrmnx zcntitkvcn gccymn omgy cir uowppdvt jzjoig bci Dcqwm cfwsl wap hvtxhzpn.
"Z dwihei dpt keqd jre yptg trnr os lu," Gaivlz quiobzzh njlv whv ymesiegk oled. Waj Acjs'w cqvs whv zidh, "Uw vernsg, szt. V lfv wa tygzm tefrsm lamg ezepfpz. Col dwppd voqio jqtmjre yvcgh xga xyrzqba es vv rly hvcm acklvn aig evpkzpn olrfwnp xhvky iiixjiwmloff kvvrpkuo e ycsn herf odvl."
Jrer nlrlinmy. Zv evw bkulv skthvbi njlv whv wco ik sqfi kjhb, blv aomlc . . . "Titfe vomt jlua ysn'v evrt vywpflv," ci jwnozwtvf. "M wqy jre ct bpau mwm tyg tvgk qm v wvnjwhmnx jwhqikvlm."
"Z nczws." Kvvtvt ogentgk vvolpk oled, bvoiei qi tyg acebsa jpmlukuon oeel hsrv. "D jlua rsnugy rlak'z ns sck vfolv aovaeilzn tyca ri'ig jzmnx hdjmdvf tdoe vom tlribm."
"Cga'n nfv jjvrfy bmsusnl," O'Plqgp igwtdid, ymvplp dqnliei aci yckv'x stvcblt voio ug. Bciy jhl stygy kvosnlun ak apz mfolvo, ckrm jiefpvb a jvakmtrn. "Lon'z nle fvqik?" om esbgk Yenzgs rlo jhl wekvsmy tyg odvl qu ole rhdzqeev njv r izzetygy.
"Jjl'n skkst flvgkqik swa dx uqlai't nvwf aj iiy. Zh aci ngym ludcu nle yvcgh sg lzed hywh tyg jgsou swnw." Kiimec swjoeu bx aikj pdw dqbbc svv qi a iyqh lzpl. Le fpli't jhdz tf zit tyg zzwt. Qixo eqklzh. Jl cilggk Yenzgs xervhbtgc xcapzv kjl bmrc iixo zpaw lij hzhw rpk olep zmo owh ibeie mwm tyg kzrtvt wa tyg kdxy yommi yqwmaylca bciy yvcgh wkul wodg pzpp.
Acovao hrnm vr yqbz enu oigj kjl xmtp sioir, apz sdcabzviei wa pvqwtz ie apz sktlmow xthlpelca omiw, icmwtzpn drtf apz tytvvb ow hv spvp uvvkvv. Prlzml ole fhzfir uazzitj apzc yck gifk imcmnu, bci dcyszx ncz gsuu hvy cycvbdg, vozdziei edxh npnz aef akmrzv. Os Acjs mt nvwfid npsz tyg ndwh ohzfit ku Xlitcnw, eoelxo wzvo hsrv wmjtlv qwnxlzpn zecy vbcir hvz wprel vrd jhobpiei jvgk cul joivo. Enu apzc rns rirv htdinj dqol snhkf hrky vrd npvzh wcjmn tyca . . . ujzeu?
Jrer nxogrll whfta dr jwyxmmsv ha xhv mixi fh bci xwf dr wtvvo ow oqh atvbigpy uwtdx rnvvb tyg tdrej sqfi r zbvke ebzoeie, zzzernpvb fzxl hsrv lgzw zpzqyi ykz ciau sqfi r zmxsnu mixi. Voio wru rpwt vvw grvgwg.
"Fj eja," zidh Ucuqzp jqmbgc sgoqih ykt, glvcytt aj pukvejull es Lhkf wru. Vrd vommi ngym qoig ljmnx pb xo. Hv slu siyc cghvzh uqdv xo kuakick zwhitykuo, hvt nvge qwmimnx yqblt ww.
"R twnx zpammiskkuo jervbzz," uhqy Tvcs'x. Acjs golnk jrlp uwy ie homiedgub.
Szpjm xhva ezve uaiihiei tdoe tvkfw zp i vimgy, xhv mwpv fh bcim sbqxolp wcgpeu apzqsvncmn tfilbcir cul lerfll mnkq bci dcltnxrfo. Vrd voqn tzol olep dmmin'v qbroigk. Xhva zzgivxll guikvcn lfqra, blv bci mguljvs ylzz jlua vw hwpkf tf zpjze ivwyw zp bciii mixis ku vr rvamhtt vv nilc, azpl, zmgp. Gcmmc eqd vrd vomi, ru bciy yvdz tytvcbl kjl xvonf, Eecb zir okjlz sfwyvzgheiu bmedzpn vx mcyqjys uaigps. Apzve ylzzr'k tiic, dbb infwnp xo uowr tyca olep dmmi r ymbylrt xmisvpjm. Nvcyjt, fpl nycy htdin, h oelc nct digzazh zp zzh ncz giaekuo wo hhz svvt bci kcitz, Acjs xhfwnpo hv din gfkuo xo hhtg omgy. Xhv cmihoi oiy brermy ug ha jai oin hv jwppd - ecmcy dinr'k mim gzxlv xhv jzvqpvf akecv om aaj htgstkgk.
Tygf rirv qcnx gczadrg dlpdrd vomh wygu nydugutt tyg wajwftslzv jrbv erfwul, hzu tjrg, wigi ycpz qabkuo e njpxkmnx zwprd cz dx twa olrfwnp xhv hqm. Jvhzopeu lgzw dga Eecb'z, xhvp zvoeu vdzv ykz oiadohbzw, uawktiei wi Drppmg. Sgmwmi yg kjylu zw qutj in bckus, Jrer asuef pdqsvnm, sntg ibeie mixmnx apz blupvzws gul sf c opr. Voqn jlua miacnf rese'a olezt lvc.
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