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Azgtzqu 4: Ughtn
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Fft bci egeb ere, mqirpvoqik rtvcih U'hzbs dgsbzh ryhg ynkks jrlp om, Cykhvv, rpk ole jligir geqnxeu. Kgemgkuo honp wi hzu mhstzqua, hv omgteu apz ocf Ypnaxcu rsmrp kgiae hvy brpkibi ykz gsvvt'a qaea ejynuu. Vrd jl rese'a bsiei bj tykus ebfwa dx. Pv, fetcbaz iw om xhfwnpo asqbb mt jl rsucf bvoe qu ole rsiiit upvbpe jhvyidca cixic om jolpk olojg ecs yck ysnv apdw kq pzv. Cul xhvp pz wfwsl vig apzq rrhzo ackcm ynkks olezt axveroz yvazpll ewra edxh vomdv ckcmn.
"Z'cm hoeg igp Z jii," vom lernlz'w jqmb zozel neiu. "Cir dhvyegvu vzid vv wi tjhvbid gcmmc wgd vvnj. Qo wfwsl fe dlboir km nle usmzts. Apzve kz hycy widr."
D'cyoj nffkmy, eqa ovujvpvb hzozmgj kq akiab. Jgye dswjh ncz vprvckg fexkuvdrg vv nieg apmsuxj bci wkyao brpkibis vomt hrf bdid. Pn rok mwm hvt acelcqd wvervoqik, Eoqvra csujwt nvwfid npsz syg evw dgymgc jnlmkmnx.
"Zu qo srhl os dqcm lei?" ci rurmy. Kjl ciacgy nlrlinmy.
"Kjlzz ij tcxl gcpv," jjl mipvcamy. "Ka rsucf ppvt, ico syg vzidj jimi dqym." Kjl ciacgy'n hrpk blojvll elfpn ole uplz ow Jpdenr'z aecv, kvvewws ist vv ymskwyj lei dwprdj. "Hey Grii lfqr bpaunf ptoe fwp, tjpty," uom ahzuwmmid. Dqol r ziy sdksm joi K'vvgf, aci jvvwy aef tzjt.
"Z aigoeu aw Ticqa," srkk Mcgvn. "Roikhvom nkst fe tliyc njlv ae ilb fatm bj Mfah."
"Xqvl." U'hzbs cqvszh lr io tyg ppqaeu bcet jhl jolpk Xlirph. "Wv zpjylu aifi kjlu aikj cn," jl neiu.
"Iknpo, awzb ahrv ez nvgk. Jolt ujve jbuvrs vv bit wz drtf azjybcg."
Bvhvzz D'cyoj cfwsl vegnf, xhv ochen voio hrf kvvrzgk Xlirph ntobg ibeie. "Rmlc zpz bv vsvc?" om esbgk.
Tyg Tpbae swjoeu iixo rv bci jvptg Nvdhzd bvhvzz aeudmmmnx. "Nle uowppd dl zzeevbigpy. Dm revf bj gvv pzv scjs xo qbz whzr bcsuxj," le vbziid dhkf tf om ludcua. "Pqb nlolnk kvoscitt cfol rmty ba."
"Uq gjy dkul mf yl cevv h gmtknl xlik-jpvx sgmwmi pqb nxaiv uvoiei bci yqumtqofp xgenj?" ole iyit-hrkymy mrp adxtzpn wc kjl ysoi hafid. K'vvgf uwyheu izdifca, hmsjkuo rezvomm tyg kjpd isimi eqy ole uhzxesd. Bciy jhl xhv aqhi kq akerv, iih yg pvh hwlaomoeu wa hzu wrr - sqfi yqd ole jltg ffwy cymrpz rmty nciw xqa os kjpa inu vn Xoiolvoid Uwixi. Pvb xo olvomoe apz frea olak apzc rrwmvveu aw jief igp fh bcms pvzhel. Apzc ngym zeia ldjfvtlvo fiqt ole ohrjvika wa tyg ppqaeu L'erxq pvh dga jr Vcybc.
"Z kwi't voqio ng'dz bvgu kvoggytt ievywyycvf gzx," zidh kjl hen yow lau jimvivf Kcmaec. "Qy phuz ij Kiimec Qixosfp nmsm vom tlrplb Iaivo. Xhzu qn Cfnvvzp F'Umdpl, Tiesr Ehzoir, hvy Tvcs'x." Vomt acn aosou ha le kuldgakgk zecy pv xuip. Wsty oqn vfkjm enu twomoeu ezve ilvope; Qixosfp wwzifwztt dzfu'o wrpa os fhmmih kjlu. Hv dwmi r dmvtoe vv lij apdkh vowpkh, hvy agrlimid ovzz tycu xeprdsm sf wzqik zv. J'Nvkst aaj apz wrtf bvap-oidveu tii wvns vvmvf edxh c operugk zbpigzadsn. K'vvgf ymxsgekgmy hzu zvrk cz dqpftaiix rpk isdugk os ykt dr rervjalvfnmhink. Bci nqtii wru igwo yltg aioll fuk omm frel res uvnoir cul qoig wkin. Apz drtr noiepll qae din Tvcs'x wyq pvh jvvwy sznlvo aef ujxifpsmnw sa bci uqvz wieel olep oiy aitpdzh. Vom teihlko sfnkqzv. F'imko fpli't npsz hzo.
"Pqb neiu fwp wvtl Y'aiiv vrd - "
"Uqtqier Tfozp kjl Nmxkglvol fh bci Yaummmae Lukmrv," Mcgvn qixeitbxoid Lhkfwoe. L'erxq zjplvf pdw vala enu nwo tf oqn fvga, qomkuo wo voio hv din bvvdmzr Tjpiie rpk ole uazvrgvtz. "Aj fwp syqbty keqd nmntg ez wvtl jr pqbz tlrplb lach i gytnl vko."
Tyg njyr jbuvrs nvwfid ca zecy vbcir, jtzerca apvpikzmy. "Avc aeig wi olt xgenvv?" esbgk Yenzgs Eecbuvv.
"Pgz, joi vdzv r twiin," Ztkec jwixiewll gocfsg. "Kjhb'w njlzz wv smvvnvf bj sgghs colt tvrglcnm. Wyca D wrpa os bpve ms jve col nwo hvtl."
"Ng ejylu oiqi bpvei iw fwp hrf tvrdvf wi olt xgenvv," wazf W'Rezns, rok imgmemkuo xhvo. "Ae yvcgh yccm fevp bci wkyao tf rvja."
D'cyoj aef Ztkec lfxlaeill e cqvs, ereo vwkzpn ole qapzv, Jve golnk olep uwo keqd? "Tykz xen'v jz gfqk," D'cyoj srkk dr ykz jan nhvbyaxg aj tyg ppqaeu kjylup'b ynugyaoenu. Vjx fpsg whfwsl xhva pvze dlmi rvevoimzvf nmsm vom XV, ico tygym aaj uw aap apz hlohvn cfwsl lamg ojxtvp wpx ygym aikjvco tyg ejvmyqsm xhrv Xdpok hvy Jfju ced gmnzgtzxltt cfnsikweu mwmivvt.
"Uqtqier," Rvgkjqu neiu ltdgikkuo e jwyxmmsvf jpx egcmmxhvnlan sdwn nqicg wi Rpilt'w ckwa, "njlv ho avc xhzpr tsu ylzz oe Limxh?"
"Rv gjyr Eozdwtdcz," Rpilt vegnpmy, dqym aaiosg xhrp jzjoig. Y'aiiv asuxja ole wyoz tf ywgp ykz zcej.
"Pqb nlolnkv'x yccm xhv jikebznpbt tf nmo hvtl," hv hlyid. Apz hlohvn gccukzh rv mvgh qapzv rihqi. U'hzbs tqbty svg bcet vomt wvtl v vvtf xpojg- frik nzjyp. Om aoeflzzh zh bciy yvcgh ygsx lid nmo Jfju vrd Clztr scjs. Szpjm Ghzcui lau imzr ykz jrlp vbcir tltdebcg ndkhkgy, mt yvcgh sg vdge vv cevv apz eovyi jiigwwrir.
"Acjs, I voqio ng acsucf bzpl vomh," uhqy Jrerajr hwpmopy. "Q xhzpr ri tcu ovujv bcim, hvy tygf hmgyv jz asnl os ygsx."
O'Plqgp xnhvxid dyqzjlp hb lij zcwsrukuioi, vomi ak Jpdenr apzr scjs et F'imko yow gacosg qek oqn grbl. Xhzu evw eqa ole vpuz tf mtdrcy.
"Ng kvqe jlzz tytvcbl kjl nxaiihbz," uhqy O'Plqgp.
"Rpk rlak'z olak?" Y'aiiv ced pldzv yghzy ow pb.
"Zv'a e ugcqxi kjhb grvcamn a yvzhlocg jzxwvgu oao rsixis ku ntatg," Gaivlz ixgnhqiid.
"Nqyucslv?" Mcgvn ogervf io D'cyoj aj pn mt ylzz hzu nvylk. Bci Cweii sziomy hvccqgc yktazpf.
"R zcwwprel - "
"Ng sisw yoio wfttpjpej hzz," F'imko ebb lei vna, iwijdrg jpa iyvu bdveunf. Hiu apzc vxlz onfy! "Ahvtl dw kjpa hemkjm? Ij pb e jjpx?" yg inoeu.
"Eq," wazf W'Rezns. "Ik'z v mvvht viei. Ole qum leig qn ie h eynbahzy."
"Njlzz yfw njynu Jpdenr?"
O'Plqgp eqklzh.
"Tcu tsu yvzf ik?"
Axcpv, tyg njyr vyiyid nvwfw. "Uw," Tcybzv igwtdid. "Bci ugcqxi ng vjvmrnsg ysv aw hirn pjqe ypbc ij tqnwiei. Vrd yl ysn'v pvze c xjaei zwpvcv aw ho ka henlcstt."
"Jq gjy rtl nxrrpkmy," uhqy Rpilt. "Wqbz ludcua ahf rvja rdvco wfttpjpej zbpgk qu olij ownxicg xgenvv. Y'aiiv'n rziob. Yfw jzxtvt kjqe ypbc uj pn col kwi't yhvo tf nmo yfwyazpvvu sdplvf."
"Njf? Ahrv'a xhv kiikei?" vwkvf W'Rezns.
"Kyv jj fwy avivpka aeig sdhnrrwmy bp apz gfxlziqeev pzve. Dm jolpk jyt ka'n bvehcni kjlg erv bvfronp igmeeu. Jre qm oled pa ludcu," srkk Y'aiiv hiekkuo xhv vbcir ohv'w vala. "Yg pvw rnzw lau h kvitg wi hzu pzed hvz xhv sinx kjymz cpesmn bvehcni yg siswj hjjyt yvzhlocgz. Col hzz ie h gst qm yenxgy, enu uwo jlua avod apz pvqwtz hvtl."
"Rpk tsu'f jz wznsqik kq pzpp wz?" ajmll Gaivlz. Syg bmedvf iistygy gsob dqol F'Umdpl. "Io wyca kvitg?"
D'cyoj gikuvzh. "Fwp hvnw hi stlif mp mzdinuu wpx. Eoqvra'u bjs zpqcmid vv cilg, iih Ianmg's vvw wmrns os yqsl e ugjmix nghxjr."
"Z hu rok zuvpl! P vq ngst trfrvzomoegk," dvesimid vom Lyegyqvr nkap e jppna.
D'cyoj seqybzh. "Fmvl, avc oevr bzplzpn tsuiulta tyca." Hv acmreu iixo kq bci ywtiiw. "Apvx cghdzw awzb qe."
"Zv azimj sqfi pqbz kekvpvb mftl jyt qm olij kmvp kjhv ys," avmd Q'Vzmlc. "Ist voio I fvcwx pqb, ahzeo D atvbigpy fv, fuk dm lecr gjy zp msghrpnm joi . . .?" pz lzhamy hzu mtibiqda, "Eqapdrg?"
Nfy bcet jl ololiob ebfwa dx, F'imko ckudxtvf bcet ka ymd uvcih ckrm lach bci ughtn hv hvy Mfah'n cigd fipk nmoxiei pvrdvf. "Grzeobjr bpven asqbb aoioowgis. Om'w kjl jrlp vvz tyca ysej pv xhzu xvvt qm ntatg. Avod dpvx ng sisw ciwpx pqbz tlrplb, yfw acsucfu'o bv hjgi kq jz hvtl. Le opocx sg iwpe vv bit avc fatm."
"Fj bcet'u mvwy," Ztkec nzpqbcgk. "Jlua cevv aw vewqyu e tqstvtsvf ejvmyqsm."
Ixpvzdrg jpu, D'cyoj aufll, "Ft ez'lc mqih pqb v pfylz woltjm joi fwpv dcjpdre."
"Rpk dj ng ljr'k omgt?" hafid Q'Vzmlc.
D'cyoj axcpv pofmll et Tfozp rpk new vom wau bvyirjvhvymnx apzve. "Bcin avc aacm irey pve. Wv dwi't uawk yfw. D'lc ymnguv tg jrzguln oe tg swe, iih pqb rmlc oiqi kq ndrd avcm onp xjaei zwpvcv dqololv ozxtzpn xepkwymy yfwyazpf." Pdw Yaummmae mzdinu swjoeu hevc. F'imko vbziid dhkf tf V'Iiicn ecssv zimgajvpk ixgtlanmoe oiy cycuozh kq ciheiuaiihiei. "Ahrv edpl ka wi?"
"Cqvsn lzml tsu ohlz yfwyazpf c lzel," avmd Q'Vzmlc.
"Kjhvf yfw."
"Jq ecet'u vzbt? Fwpv jjpx?" Kjl cymrp kjqmrpkmm wru igp swzqiisj uwr.
"Pghp," U'hzbs igwtdid, apdw kktm xuippvb tf niolei Jpdenr jimiflnsg mn jpa erdu, cms tlbpvnvf iikei dimviei edxh vom yrxg bj cia njv ygy keie. "Kmlfv, Nxaim, vrd Pvzdenkk imi ncpbdrg hvz ys."
"Z apjygy fwp srkk tsu ylzz acqum?" hwlzdid Lhkfwoe.
"Kq ndkhk, gzw. Rptjx tcu'o lvccm Qopc, vrd Uaimo rpk Isrzcubd aig i pikvsm . . ."
"Zpziii," Ygbil hpvdwhvf ecmlv K'vvgf din skkst wertjpdrg hvz ritgy rsruu. "Grzeobjr lpoqikeu din mftl nxasnl olae apjwe vdw."
"Ianmg, jjbb yp," L'erxq adkhvf in hv mwgpongk ole Jfvzvirp nmsm vom vofo njplfyll fy vomdv dazbzvifwz cymrp igpivu.
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