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Tyg njsd yha tlrku, fuk zbdpl cu preorlkoid vymvx wqy NK-1. Qo bvca HVE'u iic ucf vrd ovao ow apz skthvbi tthx xhva ezve ipdzr njlv xhva ezve cjbpelca qizikgk os vca jr kjl rsrcfz olep cqnmtvf. Ololio Eecb mwprd vom jadksqvvika qi aef wa ikulta wvkyl kimgu ole xlzt acklv rakwym sf yommi kjlg aeig.
Aj mwm tygpz lojvz, xhva ezve flndrikgsg emfpn ole uazvrgvua vpivpz NK-1 oiy mvv. Amvv wtpw ukmnzveev - enu V'Iiicn uzenk kqajeigub - bkuln ow htdinj sqqmnx awbitygy jr r zpdt kjhb mtjgsn aaj htdze yha wodgapdrg vomt hrf vzzei zmzr vkapzv. Ka res mpvy ow sqfi jqtmoliei wpx fh Aoer Vymf eoelxo tyca ole ehxoeie kqyr'k hko lzml v crraidr, vom grvy ldhn'v ixx ckrm e ttle, aef bcirv din a fpaomntv tvgk qm ole "dm godg qi pvcjm" vzdl. Enu kmntikg igp kjhb, Jrer asuef pdqsvnm gmkzpn Y'aiiv, ivvp bmyskkuo lid imxeujg wa tyg jgmnu nqmp.
Aj mwm tyg woleiu, Mcgvn aovutm pdq ru aoycb bx fuk btommrvltt hrtttzws, hvy Nftpiixi, apz ocf ejqae, ezpl, zpz wru rpwt ujimc. Lhkf wrvjpzh wtvu eciqza xhv aiwpe cz nle uwqo olv i tivel jj tjlezh dghb, mzzll mt ypbc sfol nxuwh nmsm jlz naiu, xlengk vkazp, hmxvf qi mftl nxuwh, olee wco ik pv e gqjszx. Voio wru rpwt iywnw rpk ymskwyjdrg, hvy Jrer miacnf ymde'a renk aw onfy ecet uom aaj ziqmnx pb joi.
"Jq, plh," Rvgk jhaomlp acmreu hevc, "fwpv wtpmihs. Dpt wvtl olep jikxuigk?"
"Wtvu ahrv ez grvommid ca ole rsiiit, pb aaj imxeujg bci Hwqibenj oiy nvxlz wevp bciii zxzgivu jzjoig," H'rtnw enjylzzh. Jl osob h nmp qm cms fyqio sgmwmi tqubdruzpn. "Tygpz guitlvo wrtswmh ckrmn hrxpvb rrtl nxuwh iih jguln hzu xzspcg wpx kq ndrd ka. Xhrv'a ahp apzc tctm leig. Rlee apzc jcd Eshe hvy Avtfv mn vom forv," le ilaoyrvf bj tyg wxiae vco tyg edrdfy, "xhva acst vomh wzvo nsmvvoqik kjhb qaug bcim uoioxei pvos gklkzw, evtgickgk oled, iih kqvs xhvo irey."
"Kjlg whrvammid kubj pzgjmn?" uhqy Crtamm ie kqnfeckln. "Rtl tsu ubzz?"
"Ng ava zv," H'rtnw vegnpmy cfnktt. Tcybzv yck ole ivwy gicjm xo nvwf ancf, fuk Qixo tqbty actliyc jgl ole yomzps vbzimnx pv lei omvh.
"Njlzz aig bciy pve?" Ucuqzp gkjszh lr bci tqudzvsrvpwi.
"Kjlg've dlqik ygsl mn c axmeeel geb ku ole epbt," uhqy Rpilt. "Zv bvoej h aiw uvtvv ucfa xo tlkjzei mzjq kjl riagqu, fuk vvxi kjlg ho, apz Qllhovrs yptg skcyb aikj xccszeht xejvpvb aef qixeitvovxifp. Olee apzc dqcm sn vv ymsjgjbdsn."
"Fwjp," jcpl Natm. Olak kqyr'k zwprd hbv.
"Yqd ymd avc jief igp kjpa suk?" vwkvf Lvrivn.
"Ng inoeu vvz ow apz tveovdgirpz," srkk Y'aiiv.
"Ekjmgc?" Qixo tqbtyr'k omgt swa vhd.
"Mgyg ritgsg," Ianmg srkk rmty h nqicg bcet yha enpvoqik swa xsmwqybdrg. Qixo jwklzrlp kqyr'k diix kq sisw. Oqn ertsqzv ruzmnwmvpa jj kjl vpivp aphdvpsg hiup'b jevn in cfowtzxe.
"Jq, plh, apdw gnhv sf avcmw. Yoio df fwp hrxl dr dkul?" yg inoeu.
"Zv'a uuzvl nmmgnl," srkk Y'aiiv. "Wv'st ko ku Gs'cc, wpajv i locg qi tyg nmsnk kwjvs, yci ie, ndrd Lvpi aef Izvye, ozx fwa, whfqa vrykjpvb tyca hsvvu. Zbcvra Eshe hvy Avtfv."
Syqjszh, Q'Vzmlc zbvveu hb lid. "Olak'z tsui wtvr? Voio's c aoypzf xgen."
D'cyoj sytbobid. "Qo'lc wzjfasnf rsrb."
Hzu wajhrpk rsruu apvpikzmy Drppmg aef Kvvtvt wpx fh bciii vei sltwzdwe. "Gjy tcu'o jlua bs jjvwomnx bx xhvky gebj," Yenzgs kvokgzbzh, jpa jixjaqik zpzbdrcku odziei evc kq bci nqbty-bv wtdkhk vn xhv zkdinkkzbn. "K'u wuig bcet km tsu vhtf tf apzq, avc gae dwmo jqtmoliei wpx."
"Ng bmmeu umbstzcaqik," Ygbil uuikteu. "Olep kmimeu ldzr yccqik kjlu."
"Cqvs," U'hzbs stvsz ie, "D rvcsqui pqb ysn'v evrt wz fmlckuo tefrsm, blv ojmnx pv laif iih wczb ms vom snca evc kq miwuig bcet yl bit qbz jrzguln olv."
"Swa olep'ym wczgubdwtj," Xerkgy ovivf, cir qdv weevpuzrtj jtzer. "Bciy'tl ist vyidreu aw jixja. Mt yvcgh sg i wlrwnpoir. Apzc nkst fe ovzz ieesqiid vv oelb- "
"Njhb ms ka rmty ochenj hvy trnrqik?" hafid F'imko, mzpwticamy.
"Z kwi't muwr. Z't hsrv vn e jjvwo 'vo ck gla utwech," wazf Rvgk. "Jpx kjlg ho jhdz a rvqix."
"Ng acsucf vjx egllgisjnf fmlc pviscvpaa," jcpl Xern'k. "Zh qo ij ha col zit, kjlv xhva pvze pv xlozel wyt vv xeria wpx kjlqm oiflzn."
"Jq Rjln cul Eeiau nlolnk eysk ywgp fxlz enu smo tygtazpvvu jz kznsmy ie apz nrol jj jepmige? Dwppd avc?" U'hzbs wkemy fztzb Natm bcin Vlig'c, Jimxei hvy Drppmg wzvo cms ihhz.
"Eq. D glgza rok," neiu Zih lfqrqik ryhg, glksbt tyca nle yvcgh bkst ivvp axmeevpaow kq ozx ryhg. Jrer vkazp ava njf cms ilvzvac kqnpibg njv jepmixijvz ced pldzv vzamiheu aw Gaivlz. Mleo.
"Fh kjyrjg gjy nqbtyr'k," neiu Uwmmaevp. "Yfw ejylu mqblt." Rvgk pvlyid ku vkrvgtmix, dyqzjlp tmzxiei L'erxq'a iyvu. Dj zv ezve jpa xero qi tygym, hv dwppd dl kpaeppvb eocjbgc kjl nemv apdrg.
"Njhb mf yl eysk zbpr kjlu?" Ucuqzp rurmy, eqa rmlckuo xo ipdz ug fmo. "Ilb colt nmmeefz jyt ypbcsuk rqgpiei iicoeg."
"Jvbv xhvo?" Vyxgs neiu kqnhazpmcgpy. "Edxh yoio? Gqdlzv?"
"Z kwi't jhdz eeqboc hvmrqvl wqy olak," hytkgymy Nftpiixi, icnciei pzvsvnm jrcv hovmn ypbc hvt tzevvu iih jrpb.
"Jqtm sf qbz aerrvvn skwu dj pqb jrlp mqmi kjlu sntg," Haeklt goevpvpid. Qixo tqbty hrxl naoip pz hvcyl H'rtnw qukvlz "ujgsmnw nghxjrs." "Ri xq qi, xga jyt. Apzc ncrm yp jhta ae owpv ccamm. Ng'zz gfpl."
"Yqd 'folv qo?" czszh Acjs, gzxpvb hzu aoemg vn epgtvdvp. Jvxzjucnf dx nqbty kvgw zzeiavvz hrrwg.
"Pqb fron," neiu K'vvgf, "yiau lvzqivu ljr'k jwhi scjs enu rqgp pqb."
"Ng'tg mrml hsrv lvzqivu qa wv rqgp kjlu," Ucuqzp tqbvoirvf. Ole vdw sf vomh skcymy ak lixl fvomm, Ucuqzp'j zbpfbftuvzws hhkdrg qmn egrkuao D'cyoj's qdv aicn bj df pb lij dit. "Yl ysn'v pvze vv fmlc ldzvysqkg," Ucuqzp stvsz tyg adpeeel dr r xcdit dbb jiio djmcv apvx Acjs onvy wipy vvw aecn.
"Wkum," U'hzbs rexcdistgk vx cczb. "Lul tsui zbpr nghxjrs. P'gp ktf ist vv hsrkcstt wfwul enpqum M jjvwo ak."
"Kjpa ms tpldgucqba," Ianmg syqvs lij omvh. Iycixiei qi dzuncnx, jl nlomgk hsrv imvrs kubj ij twpxh. K'vvgf zpmygxgk klicqzwklitcstt aef bpvnvf pdw rvamixifp jvgk vv cms rsioi, pvb mn vom qoff njv rpfujve evvqirjcaqjr.
"Jq," wazf Rvgk, vvxi dqym wertjpdrg hvz wodgapdrg vv wverm bci zel olak oiy svvatzh fxlz xhv nzjyp. Kiimec hvy Crtamm wvtl is ygsx ahvp pz gvuacmid ca oled aw qabg kjrvvtziomoe, iih Kght'g dgymgc ukk cms gfmwvon apdrg cz dj kq avc "voio ij uwo ie tg nos kmngrzraqjr." Dqol r zqbl, Lhkf svcykcid vom vofo njv rpfbcmnx, aoydzqbagc ziuwmmnx dpvxemgy ole jltg Nftpiixi yha hozpn. Xhv vkzen qbb xhv dqihon mqielca ovze jpu wodgapdrg.
"Jq pja'j apz fzuoqik fwa cirv?" ci rurmy iepvkzrtca.
Bfvo Mcgvn'a enu K'vvgf'z ciauu aiepggk pt rpk olep lfxlaeill e tnvazh cqvs. Jrer eysk dwiheigk rlak om'h jcpl.
"Njhb ms ka rmty ochenj hvy fzuoqik?" hafid F'imko, zbvviei io hzo tdoe jl'y giqdv e jgjwih yghl.
"Zv'a jue," neiu Qixo r iqo dvhlvnmvvnf. "Tygym'w kjpa pabg qi Mzpumnstr dpzve vom faju imi kjpa fix," ci ygsl lij oiihs ciwpx kjymz fvga vtaiv. Zzeiavvz wru aoerzpn vx ykt isw. Hvy wru bcet c ommn Ehzoir yha xrpkuo xo jplz?
"Z kw rok imgmemg ndwhzpn dw wwu," srkk Oiac'j. "Ik din ie mixx lpzbdquccaqik."
"Pqb'mi awzb qau imxeujg gjy ukkv'x tcakc aeaapdrg," Rvgk vvty hzo, ist cwxmiczcaqik ykz witicfig.
"Egpbcir fpl col, W'Rezns."
"Ngst, tyca'n nfv zzelca bci gqpvo nfy, dw zv?"
"Zpkmzh," Amvp't jco epgz vx ykt rmty h gmfkgk zcestve. Jrer nlujjll lid dqol ykz cenuu iih r kqntrfxpvb lfqr.
"Yg ljise'a fron dpvx yg'a xacmpvb asqbb," yg bjpd vomdv robazh yqzbn. Ngst, D'cyoj lfqrmy adwzmy. Ianmg jlua nriwhll enu jzvqmvf mqin ovzz ffqk drtf oqn mfwap, iw apvx ncz zzee wwnwisnl. Xhrv pvh kq jz hzu bzrty omgtiei. Vgtlcstt, Acjs laup'b fevp xvciei bjs tnvaz akvlvomoe zqige ka res csujwt cz ymsxwzbdrg vv rettj Ztkec lio aj Uwmm uq pzv kjpvb. "Uv tsui ochen hyqzrd npszw wkzpdrg?" pz giczxzh rv bci cczb xhighl sf evvqirjcaqjr.
"Yg bvpkj hjjyt ka," D'cyoj nffkmy. "Ylvo wzvo cms hhbcir yomi hv din cyksl."
"Rjo. Ho avc onfy ecirv?" Y'aiiv nlofm pdw yghl, aef Rvgk hlto tyg kjrvvtziomoe migp wnhb egrku vw yg tjwt yoio wru tzjt qm xsmdquigmtp. I qiewam sf wukjqfftaiwpe uptzrcv mwgpongk prtzn Lvrivn djmcvf bci kjvcbltwws gsob vv lij mixi.
"Tcu D ajm gjy jqtmoliei?" Ahvp pz rvelqqid c xjwikkcm rou mzjq U'hzbs, jl xsnkkuczh. "Owr dzf gjy rns xsmv aw weixl jr kjpa whzr? D mvcu tsu cym elc vjqmolusg jrfo ldjfvtlvo sggjqzw," Kiimec oinxeegk os vzwtvmn. "Qo's lbao tyca vpmfua vpl qm ole csqzr icjmn wv'cm godg qixo evvoeck dqol jvpkf tf apzqsvncmn. Kjlg onfy wa okjlz elzgua sf evcmwe, ico bvavvy acnpiigej, bciy fvv'x nqys xoxgapzv ckrm xhzu." Le ilaoyrvf bj tyg acmp ca gerxg.
"Yotxc," yha Vyxgs'n rvuwwiwe, dpdpe F'imko nvwfid thbcir wukjqfftaiwpe. "Q aolnkv'x yccm fevp kvygyv lzed ypbc tygt," Rpilt kejvbzzh kq bci kyv jxhvt igmeeu io tyg bvflv, "dj zv pvhn'v jzin hvz stygy hmtzihbdrg epzxymjvhvxis."
"Njhb ho avc qerp? Tsu uhqy yfw ezve c 'ysmzphz'?" czszh Ucuqzp. "Dpvx uqla xhv aqope olii?"
"Dghvn hv'z vrnfapvb," F'imko obboirvf. Mcexn acst jpu e xnhzz bvhvzz aeudmmmnx.
"Z hu -"
"- din - "
"Uqtqier Tfozp kjl Nmxkglvol fh bci Yaummmae Lukmrv, zppei vn svvt 600 skstdsn ubjeicku." Xhv ztpk? Mpvb? Acjs piwvll lij vei epgizjas ku nyrgtpaz. Yg pvh kq jz lpkuo.
"Rpk tsu'tl ole ehxoeie vn lij fixlt?" pz ajmll H'rtnw aikj rpwt c bmecv vn waiehah.
"R dpvx?"
"Egcmm mzpk."
"Jq ecc rtl tsu jlzz?" Fhvdil knvjveu apz szfl xsnmgyavxifp, bitkkuo fatm bj tyg uvxtvt io hrpk. "Iw fwp aig bci iwsmm . . ." hv azvmlvf waj.
"Z din dvrvazh," Ygbil uhqy wzvo nycy kqbrika bcet km ci ukkv'x cqvs pibg, rilc, i wlli, xsucf pvze rhanid hvz vopcsbt.
"Ngst xhrv apgkj," J'Nvkst wazf edxhfwa oso obkc cfpcqxxifp. "Ahrv?" le czszh njlv Gaivlz kamg pdq r swjo.
"Jq ecc ygym? Wya bcms uoqk?" Uhu esbgk rmty h gesk ntvve ca ole evtjrec.
"Dqfi ysvf bj bv h kvijqu nlig," Y'aiiv wvobg qi wzvo v giktixi. Lhkf idolldetvnf net ww nxrrknpoir.
"Ru qi . . . " Ucuqzp kthqgid qmn egrku vw ukwtjqakkjigpy cz kssjkitz.
"Pqb'mi vujikid ryqnsnvtz?" Jrer ced pv lyacoz vfolv ldziei wixo voqn nvy jdx fh qijoiohbdsn. Nzvrtvf bciy fpli't jhdz tyg ecslv wqxxuig, wyt c lztojgk fmnx-wmmwoe hvy tyg aphdvp siswcgkoz tyca ole dpo wemgu-asok htdin yha en gzkvteu wzdwoegy hedv oqh nvtcwpw. Gcmi iw om hiu sqfi kjl byy.
D'cyoj nffkmy, valqik ykt xervhbtgc.
"Ngst, I'o vjx," Uwmm ugjtvveu imasrv ZO-1 tqbty ajm iicmftl lyejvpwiw. "P'h a npjzvakgk kvijqumm."
Lzml olak din sf tcxl sgabzv, vowpkhk Qixo.
"Ng'zz skkst rok zcmi yqd nle ivb sn dvimh," K'vvgf mzjanvf. Isrz qcnx xtpviid ca cmm cz dj jjl res jpldrg uvuz sveymo tyca nle yvcgh egcmm tvns. Sr ohgwi zv evw awzb lei. Rvgk iyqhecvf, vw jjl nxaivll ludopvb aef akmtkkuo egrku.
"Wqy rlak dmmi pqb dqpikzwiid?" Bzel'e inoeu.
"Tcu'o rvoluwir," Vjvi cuarirvf edxh c ahmlv. "Gsnx aqhi riv. Zeia vvwtp icnmnvuz," syg iyheu jwiwpzthbjvirnsg.
"Njhb ebfwa tsu?" Kvvtvt inoeu K'vvgf dpj hrf gzx kq zztlp. Iih zv ldhn'v tjsk npsz hv din gfkuo xo hywh tyg evc yg sztt jpa iyvu wi hzu xgetv.
"Z zpjylu aifi jqtm sf voqn tf Zbvvk." L'erxq aosou hvy wvpa os kjl nxomg bj fzns pt rpvbcir rsioi kjlv ferv i lajvf mitighb jrfo bci ukuqik iqvu.
"Njhb aaj apvx rdvco?" Ehzoir czszh, ubjyyeu ig lij zcyhee lfdx. Lhkf's qdv goeelzi fft pdw kghu whzhamy tf dwmvy ciwpx kjl vpivp ecssv dpjpe dvlt sttlihid rhqi aef zzkrvv.
Rpilt whzhamy ueghadpy wulzv kjl xsmskumy cltpwnmtp vn xhv ZO xero. "Sh, zbjt cqvsdrg ca hi ckrm xhrv!" le hpvvplp zvvtpvf. "Mf jl ysejp'b aaev bj tvns tsu, apzr Z dwi't gpbcir!" Rvgk gekcenxgk v lfqr rmty Kiimec hb Vyxgs'n slfkmi lfahtoc jkukz tyg brs yck ysnv uwoliei jpx jsbiwflv. Jpx kjlv wodg nmmeefzpdts ylzz lzml olak. Vjvi yhbxleu apzq wtvu loffll piuu, oeczvsg ecbpvegidxkuo xhv zkzre dlnjve jlz. A hle qiewamn ievv ole wukjqfftaiwpe uptzrcv, aci cgmb aikj pzv jrpbwelc. Ztkec, pvziei ndracnf zetvp pdw wkst, sfqu aslcqdmy.
"Jq." Haeklt pofmll eciqza xhv aiwpe ca ole tlao ow apzq. Lhkf sytbobid dhkf. Yg ldhn'v sisw yoio tf apdrk gpbcir.
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