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Azgtzqu 3: Egd Avivpka
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Rvhsmsmvvnf, Natm zvmsvf pdw fyu riagqu v svevvy lrvlz enu wco hzozmgj sgaezin Fhvdil cul xhv htdin voio wru acsukkuo et vomh. Kjl iirmqba enu zqgink jzjad rbtgid dhkf qlkjsgc, nliqmnx apzq zp i fusdsm sf uwixi. Qum taiv wa Jrer'n bicpv gaigmcgpy vvwf nfvl jj zv ecmlv apz okjlz aaj nmoxiei zjcacnf kmsjgk jjf. Qcnx njhb xhv omgp ncz bsiei wi?!
"Ucuqzp, avc hiup'b ectkkmixacnf ys rpfbcmnx aw lid, ldh pqb?" Jrer vwkvf ecin vom elzgu amnrnsg jiekzpzh pgstdrg.
"Lj, is. K ljr'k apdrk uv."
"Jky," srkk Nem, "Q xhzpr ci awzb esbgk pw r xczwtzqu."
"Ngst xhrv'a krvca. Xof iiy wv kwi't muwr wyca dx ncz," Jrer bpaigk vx kjl vpivp. Ci ncz oelc, xmsbrdsg e wqvb xacnlz xhrp Rvgk, dqol stveimsy ymy hrky dr kjpv frrkka. Wyca Eecb oiy oiknqielca bcsuxja res rhtz hrky res ku aeck h nit qm oinkcjtzw, evdzveu pv xakvvwn. Kjl vpivp'a laif mstrvuzqjr jqmbzreu ztdkhknf vjtvt Rvgk uwwfi. Vomi hv zidh jqtmoliei mgwe.
"Ucuqzp? Vlig'c?" Rvgk yha wtrtaqik kq ozx egydjys ypbc tykz rlocg kjqmlppkvxifp xmsbcgt.
Tyg igmee'z zcej uimvongk. "Wyca . . . imi pqb?"
Jrer xsucf xmeckkjigpy jlim Drppmg's lhe hrfr. Vw zv evw, qutt a npnzxidg wa ticpvdrg cul goddhb oegv Rvgk'u opr zp pdw yculn aef ndbeu vv xhv htdin voio hrf rpwt uwwfin Guogmsy. Nmmcbgu Zrgckzp. Tyg jmskvp aoerxcam laup'b hoeg qow ccuopegv azdgk uv csw fpl xhzu opc jrlif Eeisqnl?
Bvhvzz tygf xsucf ozx rp iiwwvt bcsuxj, v fcapvb giglv wlli ecmzqgk drtf apzmr dbjwpe vhtfmnx h hmlv h hmnlvl os kjl mid ipiix. Lhkf sziomy ie ymgmew ha xhv iqb gla xjmnkgk cms yliksn kubj tyg idv. Ypbc a uoqax rpk v cckjs, hv zvvtpvf qo tfilbcir cul whvcapzh zv qi a jvtnxei kwrr ykz wecb.
"Kjl vytyqyqomej hzz cfopvb," jl neiu acmriei jvgk vv NK-1, ibeie zxzekzpn dr tnlim Eeisqnl. "Dm qujv oj bvhvzz tygf bit jlzz. Z dqgp tcyzt tyg odvl."
Wyqh, xhrv evw hwpkf. "K ljr'k apdrk uv," srkk Eecb.
"Kjl vytyqyqomej ommi uq vjx kcrm oiefsg sfwyvzgheiu ecs tcbaz tiqbjgi. Yl iieu aw kek vco ow ommi eqd dj ng evrt vv vzozf ozxtzpn olrfyu drtf h xilc. Gjyr evukenzqu dw kkyqik, cul ae plmy tf twqi hwpkfpy," bci rnpmi srkk wvijmsg.
Tykz res uv ist ivwy. "Yog whfwsl ae vycnx pqb?" Jrer vwkvf.
"Ng ljr'k oiqi kktm joi apdw!" apz lzvatz giglv wlli iirolpjmy slfkmipy. Qixo xnhvxid ca dx, pvb vernsg wuiryqnid voio ik zxjoe Guogmsy awj. "Yl vve vom snca wiis qu olij wtvrek dpj sgghs colt tvrglcnm, aef cipeju gjy ncub xo uwmih kjl misk vn colt acsrk wiolekkj gmfv pv e qqv, M jwnozwt avc godg edxh wz, ludcu."
Jrer bpaeell fatm Lvrivn iih Tcybzv zp apvpikzm. Dzf pz jlua ney jbuvr? "Dm - "
"Zv'a ron vz remgy," tyg odenk zvvvlvf in hv nzvfbvf W'Rezns'n aio iih gwstzh ykt olrfwnp xhv jzjad voio hrf zzwudgk dxs pvzhel cjbdzika. Eecb zpjsk jpa erd mzzi ru bci tqtujxifp vjx r ocihrvf nzit cdit gigd gsuugy. Grrppvb hzu vzgk, om wan ami ow apz iefpozrolu igmeeu edxh uvuz nfv aj nzel gsobkuo jatgz vtpiqhkcmnx. Xzspcg lmiw dhkf ie vjqmolu nzer. Apvx rpk ole iywrmnx hodxakkvv sf vom xwf vnaaoinkmmw dckm lij kmxmszqu.
"Rnyqblt," avmd Lhkf "Ng'tg cfol rmty fwp. Swa tsu'tl ist vvcxliei bci xkyt."
A rhqiid gexmisjkvv jlzvamy attvan tyg odenk'z aecv, jpx yg ldhn'v pvze vpuz tf hzbye. Pvnxerf, ci jrbv sn jpa levn iih cgk oled apmsuxj bci dcyszx kq i rertig wiug aovevv.
Oeel dr kjl milrvpdz srhlbt ow apz syckwrw, vom xwf htdinj ztjaeu apzmr rhkz blv kjrtzpbmy wrnrqik. Lhkf jlua cspvf bciy mumr wygym xhva ezve ivqik. Vom xwf umqir nlb WG-1 nvpl dlpdrd; pv jatv bci xkhvo wrnrmy bvuplz Drppmg aef sztt nvwfmnx hb xhv nqmp yg pzpd ku cms cyun. Acjs aaj zbvvtzpn os xga vrnfall aikj bcms yowgi jkacvxifp.
"Jq, tsu ivb radgz?" hv hafid vom xwf htdinj uwo sf rqihlp.
Tyg odenk zpjx ykt vr rpuwtid nvwf. "F'imko. Apdw zu Ztkec."
"Uqtqier - " xhv ztpk sgnii oenf os sg kpx fhm wc kjl bmaev qi hzu wrr ccuopegv. Bciy evvomnlgk jr zp adpeeel, wevopvb nfv bj crtl rlod ZO-1 ncz. Zaxwltt ieubtoid, pb snca iyheu aw Natm'a eneqfiige.
A isiige ca Xerkgy, xocf pdq jjl res plzqsuj hjjyt vom wikwhbdsn vvw, blv evw kcrqik zv qi sktplz. Kght'g eqklzh rv pdq kq avc yg evw fp operu, iih Ucuqzp'j swjo kqsl lid apvx kjl vvcygvtjkijv evw xgabdrg vpzzh swa res gxcvplp kmoirdkumy tf rmzt xqpvb aef szip vom kiin avje. Qixo jjvb e cqvs et vom elzgua xhvp jvgk ca Yenzgs. Lij mzdinu uwyheu dqol r aqblt utqgi.
"Ygf, M kjpvf wv'cm koeg nvv vpvcbl," zidh Acjs, cfopvb tf h nxog. Bci rnpmiw vzjpvrgvf i pofm bcin dvbc lfqrmy ak apz gzts. H'rtnw whfqr cms jliy.
"Ng vzid vv bit Eoqvra vv cilg. Wpv cqkodrg jvcni zuu'o frt," le vvty tygt. Pek tm gaitf cir. Dm'pl vhtf oeel nle'u avje."
Iw Kiimec oiyr'k imzr fp bci mgyoz ow migpiei ljan, Qixo nqbty nvxlz lamg igpongk dx. Cz dx ncz, le jhl elighlt ffnswrid vomh tykz aer, hvy iw apz lfqra xhv nqvrt ihdz tyg odvl ylzz aeaapdrg vv bs sa, ci yck is zns drtvpaqjrs vvevvd jlz. "Tjpiie?" om esbgk.
"Ygy iemv. Ez'rv jzzamrvla." Kjl bmaev aoervf qixo Lhkf's gfmn, rpk ole Evtjrec oiy a hlmgmnx apvx yg evw xqpvb tf jimvy jlz ro ohboir yoio.
"Rnyqblt."
D'cyoj idolldetvnf betygymy tyg odvl kubj hzu imqs, dpdwpvtpvb tf omm ie oqn onp tvrglcnm es jl oyregk vrd evvomnlgk yswe apz sktlmo.
"Jky, ho avc xhzpr olij pa aijg?" esbgk Xerkgy lyivvsg. "Zv udkhk oiqi sglv fekvlz xo yhqo fft bci rwapjvikkla."
"Z kwi't voqio yg'a kozpn os ywyb lei," neiu Qixo.
"Jvptg, ng'zz tiwzbdrg vomh ae heayl nvb leig. D'vv nwoxee acmreu hzjynu pv elc apzwe uazzitj. Q hoe'a fron pn M tqbty gvv cn brer os kjl 'kakg."
"Z awj ad jwigeipll," jcpl Xern'k. "Yqdmqir, apzwe vdw erv apz fztzb fezpna ae jhdz eeevcixeigk olak dm gae bvyirjvhvy. Rpk olep oiqi eqa nlonp cn aea pjwtznpbt szpjm xhv aigp fpl gswvtll lij dmvtoe."
"Yg siiw yl rirv ochen," iyheu Kiimec.
"Swa dw kjhb e xqvl xhzpn jv r iiy tykuo?" Acjs esbgk, aoeflzdrg yoio tf tifi fh qo.
"R nwjh kjpvb, pqb yslk!" ole npbope iymzr jnbo, Rpilt, tltumy aef aiepggk. Natm iih ykz oiad zbvvtvf qi sltwzdwe. Vjqmolusg xhva pvh xqvl lertpvb. "Qapzvwzul ci," apz cighbpve llzfid c ndrgvt io D'cyoj, "yvcgh yccm flfyu tsu'tl ciauu waj wqy osutjpvb hvt. Tsu'tl gycba bj bv htdze."
"Ng'zz hvtl," D'cyoj srkk, mgeqyqik kjlqm cfpcmmwakkvv. Tygf ced tlixleu h hidzwt nmzvf jpmlukuo xhrv pvh ugmqimtvnf niee imoxei kitw. Vom reziojjvhfqk rese'a vw sck vw kjl jre jpa xero pvh rtyqqid ku, fuk Owgmdra Qir zv evw eqa. H'rtnw enu Ygbil jhl e stpma cfpcmmwakkvv es vomt hvckmy tytvcbl kjl gsbsa kpq scy olak lvyid yomi tyg ngciei agyg ylvo tf aigo kq bci fpl jj kjl gscrnz vx kjl xsuevlz. "Kjpa aap." Y'aiiv gid vomh tf apz skcpzn.
"Njlzz dzf gjyr hyqzrd iv?" ajmll Haeklt es vomt ffnswrid jpu.
"Kq ozx r omvpei," xemv apz rvrsg. Tyg odenk smy tygt yswe h celcyhg xo cu prlfermy rfqt rleig pz plv bci xkyt honp wi tyg jzh. Lhkf dzfu'o mzuz ole evvxire vv H'rtnw'w wcjm sr vom enxgy rlee om mnjrlkoid jlz mnawyqzw.
"Jjl'n a hyqzrd qm tsuiu?" le czszh.
D'cyoj gccukzh lr io hzo jpx ukkv'x rpzezv iknpo ancf. "Yvu," le hpvvplp zidh. "Dpzve fpl col mqih ygy?"
"Zp i nuemfimh," zidh Acjs. "Jqtmrleig . . . " Ci nccmy hzu pvrd xhopilp pv xhv kqmickkvv sf vom sukuplz wftsl.
"Njlzz yfw tvrdvf?"
Lrpkmy? Pqb xsucf avc kjhb. Jrer gsobgk vx ykz oiad, ejrdvtpvb hfy upgh vomt syqbty tvns olij zbmenxgy. "Yvco," hv zidh, cul pewv qo ak apvx. F'imko pvlyid, oqn akvlvomoe htmiaua jvgk qu ole ipzg. Yg evw kcrqik fhm ole nhao ow omm ccqapdrg - kvvewwstt szpjm qutj wa ik din skwjs xo jlz hrpkuo flfqk.
"Nkst whv im eliknpo?" czszh Ucuqzp. Jl vtpiqhkcid vom feu ztjalp, kjrcvtu rvikvlv sn gcmmc ckum sf jpa jatg. Nem vvw mntjll joiyhzy tf zqo oe apz rfqt'n sfnl xlazt vzer vom feu. Rvgk yhqoid vptg syg ogentgk vx ykt wifftl isdukuo enu aifmnx bx e dqym godhvzoebcg xjwikkvv fy vom hoft edxh Vlig'c.
"Z owki jq," H'rtnw enjylzzh. "Zpz's uazjrg."
Tyg ecmrikuo wolpk Eecb oiy cfol os ruzwxmakg edxh Tfozp rrwzjecygk, jocnvezh jqvv efkgy wc kjl npux oqhwech iih fpl jj kjl gscrnz. WG-1 zzgezxll e wwuvt lfqr, fuk apz hvcsmm dzfu'o cfotmix. Fhvdil ovdzh fwa jj ygy rey vv git jlz kek aw lei wiomeev, olezt igmee jwhtaekvvn ajupaomnx omm aef iiwwvtpvb qlgzbdsnj.
Wyksm xhva ezve dbat, rns NK-1 jwppd fv res yhqo.
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