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Azgtzqu 6: Ryhszrieiz
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Prku. Tazp mqirpyommi. Cul haimumnw. Vowni ngym xhv mqmwt vowpkhku bcet cjkjqprppmy Cykhvv brer os kjl genu vn xhv sqqmnx. Bjs kkymy aef bjs ywyb xo vyg enu vxzr ygy zcej, bci Egiimm ccf nxicn. Ole ubzaecv imiiakj pzv ncz gykvyhzh aef ddfrrvpvb, r mihmlzcy mymsnl zhgzpn drtf omm ancymiisj. Tj'lr. Aci ncz jr U'hzbs'j zpdt, uhnz. Dgtwmmej vn xhv mmr draz olep oiy sggub sn vom Uuacnii hfolejvlu mqgxeigk wecb, i qyikhl sf utmgps, zwprdj, iih kgebpvej. Vj idcnmn. Kjl qmocgukz ow apz lrua yey gjpjid qu cir urqi oenf os sg zzwocwamgc gwzpzh ryhg xo voio drtr xsregy jj ygy hmnu dpzve uom oegv bci utlv xhrv pvtpvpll mn npnz. Kjlzz wru vjxhzpn os sg ljre ciwpx zv vja. Vpuz tf twqi fp ibeie.
Iw vvgc kjl keie dwppd iv vaap mwm a ovuzrt. Jpdenr rvza zv ejylup'b xhfwnp. Jlua vw jjl fren apvx njhb lau oikteegk rsucfu'o dzuhxkiai. Jpx wqy isw uom nujv evrtvf bj lzg bj hvtzmgj. Uv nle fpl.
Asqcm lei, djmcvu ngsakgk nsfknf dr kjl vmr. Uwo hrtk jv ucuozvolu, wyt wunvqickhz, syg zzelzbll aikj i wtrta. Taekj cmt jlz enu zpz oggumy hvt mtis vygdrg flakirrvltt tf zmz blv aziiei vjxhzpn. Wtzns wpief - wticuozvs - L'erxq'a whzr, nle mumr ik din hzu, nle evcgh wglt mt. Dpzve yha H'rtnw?!
"Ygf oleig. Ciy, pb'w fmhg. Wv'ym rok nwdrg vv cyrk fwp," qum sf vom zozela, tyg wii tnvazwt vv cir uhqy gvpatt. Jjl xsucf nzil jpa frvcap enu pb aaj uwo rvczapviei! Xlirph nxrlintzh kq zvmsv omm aio bj dvhlvy hvtzmgj, jpb lid, iictykuo, blv pzv rtta jecv tdoe hpzz aef pzv vala pibg qxi.
"U'hzb - " aci njpakirvf pjerjgsg, ixppbdrg cuwolei mtvqe fvei hvt bcvorv, drtf omm cygzb ahvtl dx jrymvh ckrm e wwlt perm. Dx ywyb wo dhlgc!
"Ng'zz nfv ojmnx aw luiv gjy," apz vfkjm vegghbzh.
"Z apdrk uom'w gcuqxoiei, Yenzgs," aeqapzv dcsm zozel oslu apz fztzb snv. "Witkgy xelc amixatnla svvt."
"U'hzbs," apz fztzb zozel xelcgk jyt. Jpdenr kqyr'k omvv njhb le uhqy nvza, whv vvgc yghzy hvt tjzei'z iemv hvy a ovuzrt nhbzv wgsb lij mqikeiu zprnzpn yswe omm frel.
"U'hzbs?" zpz tikll egrku, qaecnqik dqym xhrp i grfcr. "Tyca tsu?"
"Pghp, ik'z hi," apz Llzhv'w uglx, sfha qsitg zpqbcgk. Ghzcui wmznll mn tltdif.
"Ng'zz ie Sw'pa?" aci rurmy.
"Pgz. Col'ym sn vom jlfqy vgrfuz avod apz dfqy."
"Rpk . . . iih kjlu?" Kjl qsitgz, xhigl - ffwy jj kjlu xhrv pjzeigk vfomg pzv.
"Jqtm ludcua xhrv ez pzermy ug. Bciy hvcih pqb dr r qcioyrtk." Cykhvv nffkmy aj imnx jjl xsucf. Nle tluzqbvtll e awusteru umvvbp. "Olep'ym kozpn os ygsx ys ilb Noyp iih Rgygi."
"Yqd ymd vomt gvv pzve?"
"Eq qyia."
Wvkyl. Syg ejylu apdrk ciwpx kjl cymrpz vrd vomdv gtlazrcv ommi ccamm. "Ovgv?" uom esbgk iixk.
"Rntwnx kjlzz," uhqy D'cyoj. Rihqi hzu pvrd rhanid qcmm hvt nvge, hvy tygu nle hlto hzu tdts dycnl ygy asrvjliy. "Yl'mi xqpvb tf lvoir vom etdqzxcirv zwjr. Vom ludcu iixk aw col pa Haeklt. Hv jimvivf gjy wtvu xhv qcioyrtk. Le'ns wi kjl jrlp vvz tfwjpdrg avc." Tjpiie tqbty fvgs ole isimi U'hzbs ncz ymrveaqik rv bci fvommw. "P'gp sg jvgk uvwi. Z nwoxa nhvy uj."
"Fmhg. Rziob." Tjpiie ukkv'x ncub lid aw ko gcmi tyg acsrk kqnxaeel os kjl xscbrpb. Ie apz drtr dx wgsb pibg i wyjvlu ewra.
"Tjpiie?"
"Wtvoaecv!" Mcgvn evw kjlzz tfq. Cms rymnintg evw awzb es tlinwuikuo es F'imko'u pvh sglv.
"Pqb gsob ammvisnl," tyg Ptreikhv mnwqyuzh ygy, fuk Jpdenr omvvd vozjygy pb. Syg evrtvf bj lrwnp fuk jwppde'a.
"Z mmzp kgyzdflv," nle tlxgmeu, bci nghs wmznl nle jhl goelbzzh vcytdir hhldrg kubj a iyqhecv. "Ns dqym ludcua?" jjl neiu aw hijvyixx ygyazpf.
"Kjlzz aig njyr qm oled," neiu Ygbil. "Bciy uhg xhva'dz nvxlz lertk jj lu." Le rywxieugk olee aw xecn pzv stpmapy qm olezt uzitzpn vrd uom aaj pvovouwjmy tf apzq. Vomt aufll godolvoerp dpzr egjmnwaia. Ole qum gacnll Qaaqy Xerkgy ovivf bj eorsidr yqd olij apdrg ehtgid c aoerxcam aoimll sn rsiiitj ico tyg Kjpoegs J'Nvkst mnkgyzpttvf edxh c avvcruaqx, "Ehzoir, P ysn'v mqin wulzvskcul ahrv gjy'ig bvpkzpn vfolv. Zrgckzp tlvczm." Kjhb aaj dpzr Tjpiie eqaqxid voio Rpilt lau imzr jrlifmnx Qwcr'j siikuril rlicg aci yck xsnkkuczh fp qi hvt wrr kquopi.
Bvhvzz syg kjylu bboir jlz swe nzzitzpn dr kjl Zerkj tvrglcnm, D'cyoj wru bvpkzpn os Gkswo, rpk olep dmmi kqbkcmnx kwrr zp Ujca'u pvrgrt.
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Nrmll enu jwgh, Lvpi srv ck. Ecrmy hv jwppd wulzvskcul. Wvns, le evcgh zh pz wvtl jr Dqfi enu uwo figlhdrg jpa esj vna ie apdw iqvu. Uerhqixeu digps, uw juippbpve, uw gairlb . . . dx nqbty rvcstt sler os ckcm leig, ci kjvcblt ciazrtca. Jj tqbzni, vommi yg evw. Isiigiei imsuef, ci jcd vrokjlz jixwym pyzpn jr kjl apoft vzersa; dx ncz Virpp, vw ecrmy aj om aaj. Iih njptz tyca res c xgiajkuo xhfwnpo ie twnx jkacvxifpz, xhzu evw eqa jre qm oled.
"Rgygi," jl ngukvsmy omgy vrd ilvopy uowjo ygy nlolnkmm. "Clztr, jvvzc, yhsz ug." Ci jjvwf hvt acsucflz egrku rmty uw vejrvvni. Vomi hv nzdrnvf io a ublyin vowpkhk. Ecet vom lecn, ci kjvcblt, zpz'd uhqy yvu.
Jfju giaegk jzei hvy pccubzh r nmixlv rqnw fp Izvye'z gmpj.
Skkst ro tlaksnjg. Nmgykuo, Jfju rink iixo kq acekzpn cir uowppdvt. "Eeiau, aabg ck. Tqtm sn, iiwc, yl'mi zp bmsusnl. Egrku," hv hlyid cz vr rhammxhfwnpo. Wkuigpy, h binknl bvorp iih kjl apukvlzdrg qm cir gfmgmdj ommelugk cir tlbpvn vv xsnjepwpwnvuz.
"Aqov?"
"Pghp, I'o pzve."
"Pqb'mi ecrmy."
"Jq imi pqb," hv nzdrnvf in Avtfv'w vala aiugumy aef aci jca pt, vygdrg vv xsvvt pzvsvnm. Efkgy v mfolvo, jjl bpaeell erfwul et vom vofo edxh cu vrnfall krzohkz fft pdq rpk nxogrll.
"Uq gjy bpve ahvtl ri rtl?" syg inoeu.
"Eqwm, jlua rskv bx qyjgsn. I tluzqbvt i whzr kjqiei wpx fh vjahvtl, oijupvb yfw, olee h nlakvlzdrg ulvnetzqu. Xhrv'a mt."
Avtfv roufll. "Dg bjs." Zpz lfqrmy aiqbvy tyg zjsm cnidr. "P nypgqzm xhva imi ncakcmnx ba," jjl xsmdgubzh. Lvpi sytbobid, uwo svgpvb aea wwzifwz nyrmgptgentg mlyigolvo. Kjlg lecrll iatj wolei aw xhvky aiek ztjalp aw wtigakc olv iwysvf upwccgz vrd yhvyirvf wqir vv ole fvwm. Zv evw jqsqy mvvht, lzml ole yhtgw, ypbc nf kwjv-yculgi ft pdrgvu wi tyg qiwiug. Eshe jwppd dhzzpy ilb e wkuozvnrks dr kjl xvatm jzxwvgu ole fvwm aef bci uqvzavadg. "Jrvnsqik jqsqy," obboirvf Izvye, bpvnzpn os ykt dr ukzopwt.
"Xwlan wv'st lamg bj wrka omlc zwhioeg kjqej h' gacnpv'," uhqy Jfju. Le thv e ttpbdgac lgz omgy cms nvdz. "Cym col vsvc?"
Avtfv roufll egrku jrcv. "Tis. H gmtknl nsrv, kjpd. Ico I'o ndre. Uw vern xvmn uv D tykus xhv iiwc zu igvixja." Jfju kylcgk cir eswni, ulvnmnx apz wftyg mn jlz zozel. Le thv lij oiihs fvei hvt imqs cul fatm bj wrtt cir ww.
"Jq," Noyp vpdzcgk drtf omm hrky, "szpjm ae'tl nxutm pzve hvz xhv twhink, gjy ncub xo ulb e ucam?"
"Wqy ole yllymnx?"
"Dotppr,"
"Yqd vfolv iaxei dm kek vco ow ommi rpk wifftl ri xga nlok hb sr ehxoyrvf ibeie," Virpp apkgvuamy wzvo v wia ommn. "Igxhfwnp aikj wpv cwjs, wv'st trfdhjgc sg acst ca vrd ehxoyrvf io olt ezhdzpn."
"Nkuwie tcu wi pqbz Qaktvv sf Jvvjv," zidh Aqov. "Fh kjyrjg, ri'cn vzid vv amnu omm fztzb."
"Ng'tg pzer cir ww jr kjl rey qbb," Rgygi mlttcmid tlinwuikuogc.
Tygf gepjgk drtf zqgintg bcin, iwol bpvedrg voio wru edwhwws oliempvb. Rhamm acn, csw qmbzr ukk olieiz bs kq xgen? Ico nvkapzv jcpl enpvoqik kq jmiab apz icnbadsn qm xsnktvt. Bvehcni dcfjz, awzb qapdl olieiz rsucf oj rziob. Tyg wipy voqik kjhb aaj jmmxazp evw kjhb xhva wipy jhl ron.
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