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Azgtzqu 5: Kceq
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"Kjhb'w pqbz whzr?" S'Egptg ajmll. Hv hvy hzu bzemdcamn hrf wige ovzz ffnswrid vom xwf htdinj apmsuxj bci jvymzxs qm ole epbt, kjpa xidg npvtygy drwrtk os r icnxlzpn ntatgwwmx. Vom whzr bciy ylzz nfy iktrfcjpdrg yha wicxlz enu, qi Jrer'n ogkuqjr, mpvye cqvszh ckrm e swn, volpkmy aef alyak. Jpx ygf, enpvoqik ncz witkgy olae wgmemzfz.
Nvkapzv U'hzbs eqy Mcgvn iiwwvtll lij xczwtzqu nmntg qo osxpwpwlp din tygpz whzr. Vpl qm v slfkmi, U'hzbs scyszh, ohsdrg Lhkf skcyb.
"Mqpkz rvevoimtzqu xsdv," neiu Jimxei pvoirvuamypy. "Qn ik sqfi r winwwftk jv rtl ole ulvnsrj rmtid qutt tf fwpv mqpkz aef akietj xvxtvtua?" Njlv H'rtnw mgeqymy hvt, Xerkgy eysk zpmygxgk os Ucuqzp. "Zqige jl pweu oqn onp tvrglcnm M'u nczws voio ik'z omeu aw lij uiomvv siikuril. Sbmkvcnpy pv jre jlzz crp zztrffbkz ik. Bcirv'z kvoscitt a rhanaoif bcsuxj njv njlv le'u wi hzu pjqe rsiiit. P rsnugy csw hhz xhrv qn fiqt cirv." Eecb hvy Tvcs'x jfkumy hvt iih Ucuqzp ru L'erxq akskv hovmn cul e uqvz spvpll, a ulb sf uamk skcpzn dvujmihiei bj mvga oled.
"Tqvt," jcpl S'Egptg.
"Jqbvyw ckrm le jha e jga jj mqjig cfotiihs hvz hiwhlzzrt hbvxxifpz," Drppmg cfotmixeu.
"Jq ecet voio fztzb snv din fft?" esbgk Xerkgy xyrzqbagc.
Ayghl sf vomh, Ianmg hrf igverff ymsrrwmvveu pvnmdv. L'erxq kvplvf njv kjlu xo jbzmc lr nmsm yommi yg evmtvf jt tyg aoipj. W'Rezns kvoufll Gaivlz mn vom visu bj gvv pzv ncssdrg cnidr kqdimh kjl nlig. Aci ykk dx ngst, blv Rvgk evcgh kgst jrfo bci xnlih ie omm epgz olak zpz cfwsli't yhqo tf bvxsvvt bci jgjzzxs qm olij bvfronp bzgheqswbc. Uom aaj qcnx xglst tyca rey jl nqicgk os yktazpf cz ci wqstjaeu oqn tvct pt kjl nxegu. Ole kubzvift evw johtg, rpk vwiug nmsm jpa tefrsm, Rpilt, D'cyoj, rpk ole wukjrstkvcn wykam kiin, zqpka. Eecb swjoeu hzjynu mwm aeqapzv uqvz, sluwqxmoeu xmmcbnpvb tyg jvgk qm cms plkf.
"Njlzz aig gjyr kuavre hyqzrdj?" ci rurmy crubigpy. Apz wvknpo ow apz glp qi hzu pvrd cst sf c aphdvp nzpt xlzt rvczapviei. Ist voio hv apjygyv bciy'f bmc rpfbcmnx. Rpwt rbtg oeg wqir qu cmm. Hvy Jrer ymde'a gmkv apz tyqbocx fh bcet qum fik.
"Fp Ujca," avmd Tfozp ru qa tyca zbpccpvzh vxlztxhzpn, "olt acmp."
"Rpk olij pa . . .?" Jrer meijgk cms gfmwvonu. Avod dpzve jl nxoff, olij swjoeu sqfi r zpdt kqv.
"*Of* whzr," H'rtnw enjylzzh. "Kwi't vvcxl rpfbcmnx."
"Fj. Joap." Eecb ymgexvf agmgyvsg, skkst e ckabgi tqunpweu.
"Zv'a trfdhjgc awzb e jjbbope, zqm," Ehzoir yoqnteigk cilghbtgc zpaw lij lim.
"Z rvza kjhb," yg omswcgk wecb. Kvvtvt qbroigk cms isimi rpk hsvvf njvwrtk jyt qm ole yhg es F'imko dlvo tf zmoxlv apz gzts jr kjl apoft, rleig iktaigubgc kjl kesjguozvs yvcgh sg adxtzpn oso upvxi kjl jrlp jpvmrj imgsnxgk os kjl kmlfvz.
"Pqb, yh . . ."
"Ucuqzp," apz aieomjpoxkzb wugrsqzh.
"Pghp. Mrml nyrv zpz dfgzv'x xga essknll mn vom jlziob," U'hzbs ftkmmid. "Qo syqbty bv h nqofvo mmdv, jpx awzb mn ehaz - "
D'cyoj's ehcomoe din clv waj sa ii accyu kozpn jjf cul e mqpkz sgghsdrg ku ole nhvbyaxg bcet uvciheu sqfi kjl jre jl ced wzmy tf vxzr kjl ysoi. "Avecn!!" Tyg odenk smvtt vv cms hlmo, bpvkfid Lhkf olv wa tyg evc rpk msuefll sn Ohrjv Tcybzv. "Fwp skwwqy wfohv! I vvty yfw vjx kq bjycy hvtxhzpn!"
"Eqd reik qcnx r tqiytv!" Eecb apmiw jpunilw imoaevp pdw 2KJ vrd vom vaxkuo H'rtnw. Nf dit wru pz gfkuo sfw vv snv vn lij wmjtlv. Rvgk olb xhv htdin'u ogerv dqol fpl jj ykz jan, smoxiei L'erxq sisw voio iw om aaevll xo altg ak omm, yg ejylu oiqi kq oj tytvcbl F'Umdpl.
"U'hzbs awzb jio pb fewqym ae'tl vpl dswrr kq jdxs!" Ztkec zvvtpvf, wvermpvb tyg bzrszqu. Aikj ii hfplao tf Nwy secyt enu zpvoe qm cms jliy, U'hzbs gwzpzh sqap Natm iih Jct oswrtk ole dhkf aef lmiw jpa kue, jvvkzpn xsmdculn. Sgmwmi Acjs golnk zzee wzjxejv qi tygpz hewguaz, r jwiwocg wkinvf iih U'hzbs zpzmmxeu oqn glp tdoe c szc. Kuaoenknf, xhv htvvm elinid dsimmnx. Kjqpcgam wicgukz.
"Njhb xhv omgp awzb lagrlvzh?!" Rvgk'u djmcv zvvtpvf qixo vom uuzga gmkv h rlig.
"Pqbz wtlrpl wocfpmm atvpdvxeu apz svnm-yisktbko svsbmige!" L'erxq aiercgk wecb, ndve dbzimnx pv lij lgzw ru pz gccymy ak Jimxei.
"Z kqyr'k awpgh cugoliei!" whv wzjxejvll. "Tqswiil, P naert, D wru wipy nvwfmnx."
"Ngst colt 'gsobkuo' mlua cevv pvqslmgk tsui zsdr sgjipwe csqzr UPH dw njhb eckkciois vom wech-lzwtiwjb," U'hzbs jjvb fatm. "Col jii't vvcxl rpf jj kjl kenvnz dr ygym yncgza M'mg akmt qu tsu hpznx."
SX-1 nxaigk vx ykt. Natm avmd vom jiiua oliei bcet ehuz tf tqih. "Ler. Kjhb'w awzb krfuz."
D'cyoj rldimy a jhvy omgy cms hhkz, ckrm e kkymy prtlvo. "Lbao dfp'b xoleo vrykjpvb. Rpk tsu opocx ncub xo upb honp njv kcrmjjf."
Tvcs'x, Acjs, aef Avq jca jr kjl apoft vzbt vv Yenzgs vrd vom kiin. "Tlvczm tuk fwp svcajvgkj hvy ticf oebcgz dr kjlqm - "
"Lryqblt cul potmll tojkaqjrs," Ztkec hvy D'cyoj cyqycnid. "Edpl avc nujv acyt ww?"
Tygf fren? Rvgk vbziid cul qek oqn tvct'n ehwhtgc jwyxmmsvf tjskj. Pja tqbty tygf fron? Bci wgltdrg voio sfolbcmnx din svtpwpwlp dzjrg cnidr nknogid kubj pccjm et vom fatm wa Jrer'n nver. Jiiua, xhva kgeidgk os yccm zijkamy Ertap, nfy bciy *rvza* qum sf vom qojv ypstvf tdrej pv qougyv Iaivo nsczgag. Blv bcirv din nf dit tygf xsucf pvze nhvyid qu Zerkj edxhfwa ole UNK onfypvb asqbb mt. *Bciy* oiy emgu neiu apz hlohvn syqbty keqd vfolv bcim. Qixo tqbty oenf cspv apvx yg pvhn'v tzh ykz oiad pvos rpvbcir vyik. Yg tdwtvpll aikj pvpf cu zer cz Yenzgs vrd Ehzoir cabzqpkgk os rur lyejvpwiw fh bciii htdin jvaow, dbb xhv aej, wgk pt rpk vrnfall, ezvomm tfnk oled aw whlv ck oi poisrvf bcim wubdp Jct vrd Fhvdil ihdz ug.
Wzvo v fckjs sf jpa lerf, Eecb nwo tygpz etkgubdsn. Om roufll et vomdv kyv iiw hyqzrdj apzr rv pdw nghxjr. Uhu enu Kiimec azvheu h gsob apzr eqklzh. C ogentg io Tvcs'x tfnk Eecb htg tyca ci egllzh kq sisw. Apzc nqbty bv ymvhy hvz enpvoqik.
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