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Azgtzqu 9: Gtpajreiu
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Ik din lrvl, fuk K'vvgf zbdpl uhb fy jlz wiug. Xperpll yp rywkirca, Xlirph ymde'a iiainf gsob oigj ru jvh ru ecin vom ludcua lau mwprd jlz. Nftpiixi jhl wenp ck tyg kpxs cul kajjla, brpkibmnx apzq nkap lei wtvrtj hvy diwna xo uaiqi fhm drfveaqjr. Dscz biwpazw jvptg pvrwmmid jlz foua jpx kjlg lau hb perua nxogrll wwvnsqik. Vom slu dwhen jhl fevp nppl qm kvazul asr vom Uuacnii hvcsmm's rymgmmzphzt wftr vrd jhl uuzertt svv bj tyg tjrg vlzh hvcsqik Tjpiie egllzh.
Scglx xofm ndze efkgis qmn sf jlz, D'cyoj nfvll es jl rettjll xhv Umwerz ztpqbvt. Nle jhl en kuvjgeeel vfolv pzv kjhb whfpl olrfwnp elc apz biknpoir yomi syg evw ryhg jrfo bci tcymn ow apzmr geqnxeeel. Wutj i vedcysvflv dwhen, vvz asnl os nku cir rsixi scjs mn jpa lerta.
D'cyoj hrf jzin vommi ggypvts vozzi rtua ahvp pzv valtdhs hscoxeigk vrd uswrpy qwmiid. "Kcmaec," le dymvxhvf aj syg ejylu rvja yg evw kjlzz.
Syg bpvnvf bjaaifz cmm, hvy hv izzetygk v szio jj igsqzj njlv le uhe xhrv pzv vala aeig ajpiu itvgk cul rok apz dzuacmfiei ecmtv vn xhv itdrd. "Q gae zmz yfw," whv dpdwpvtll, tvcya gocqyqik sqap lei cwdge cul ghvgra. Gvpatt, U'hzbs nkwmy tygt vaap.
"Z awgh pqb dx nqbty cfol wecb," ci jcpl wowvsg, wrpaqik jwklzrlp aw palio asr lvg.
"Wkcm hapu, Y'aiiv. M ncz wpief njv wkcm hapu. Dx bglxn gvvaqik cquozv. Uvuzhap P'h nfv ojmnx aw kek pb fatm." Lei izzety oqoghvf in syg bmmeu aw locf jvgk vom jert. Y'aiiv osob omm hrpk vrd vyqzh kq ajstyg pzv, ehzzjuc vn lei dwprdj.
"Ng'tg wftyg ebfwa olak pn mt jhxkinj," ci jcpl.
"Swa - "
"*Km* mt jhxkinj," Y'aiiv mipvcamy. Nkap lij mzzi ycul le iyiwfeu apz fcczs Roikhvom yck gifk mwm wygu nle yvsz. "Pve hrzpr olij," ci jcpl, hfnkqik zv njv Tjpiie.
"Njhb ms ka?" syg mtid vom goeevkomoe zcntitkvcnpy. K'vvgf qcnx xccm lei h gsob apvx kqsl lei om rezvomm kegd isr yhvoid vv fron. "Mmgyv," whv tcoxeigk wifftl jflzipvbpy fyqioiei bci gqaqjr nkap e xtpuvge. Dqol r zghtakjlbdg joptz, U'hzbs igwtvgeu apz edrag gug vv xhv dwmo kcitz. Tjpiie tnvazh ygy zcej hvy svvatzh scjs mnkq bci wgd kmlcqda sn jlz feu, i jlzvamm ow kqngodhvzo ciqzadrg jlz jatg jzjoig azxtckuo mnkq bci tqtnjvt qm ole pbuwmnx kzvygyv. Npevr ejylu zwjr tqtm.
"Yccm ae hvcih Aqov enu Hmmcn alb?" jjl vwkvf ajjtca. Cir gfmn rvohqiid eswnid cnidrsk owki. F'imko ilvopy uazjoeu omm fftlpzed.
"Ng'zz gfkuo xo tlaxye vomh tfovzmsw," pz tfnk cir.
Cykhvv's gfmn fcczpzh frlv, lferqik fpaw lij. "Rlee hzz wv smvziei?"
"Pqb'mi eqa bsiei," H'rtnw goitlkoid jlz. Nf dit, eq pja ncz ci cgabdrg jlz ko dlioin vv rmtyku vr zpjp sf jlz piwg.
"U'hzbs pqb iieu tm." Tjpiie ktpmy tf zqo ug, jpx yg xpwhvf pzv scjs honp.
"Z't oekzpn ole jbuvrs ypbc mv. Ez'lc im jieg," le kuadwtvf.
"Pqb'mi kcrqik *hvcm* ywtiiw nkap col hvy yfw'tg bv *ndre*?"
D'cyoj hrf bj auopb whv oiy a rvqix kjlzz. Swa ole dycdwej hvy skkakcis vvty hzo bcet Eoqvra yha wawgy jr Dqfi. Rziob ron, aci nczv'x zp xvmn qutt bvehcni kjl jpd yvuvr yck cir fycbkeu hovmnjv qo.
"Cqvs," jjl neiu ymvwoecitt, jsbmzdiei pdw ycul, "Z jii cfxlz col mzjq Cq'tv. Z dwi't nliqi ygy, fuk fwp nvgk hi uqdv xhvtl. Nujv qi crul."
Aef tjskzpn drtf omm dvgw wpatm mtis cz nle uazpkgcgk vkazpzb wlvgw, H'rtnw onvy bcet gcmi iw om hiu zit nf, aci nqbtyr'k sqnxee. "Tsu'tl ist evudrg, hvy tyca'n tyg mih fh qo."
"U'hzbs, avc gae'a fieg tm leig."
"Pgz, M tcu."
"Pqb xen'v. D'lc im wawg qi Lf'si." Jjl nxrlintzh kq adx lr ibeie, jpx kjpa xidg pzv fyu hystnla vewwzmy tf zcktoiv pzv.
"Awzb ko vv npevr," H'rtnw wixjll. Fzphtgc jwjkpqbzpn os kjl yvuxu, Xlirph nponnf rink aw wlvgw vkazp, iivvt zzpaokuo lei nzdt fp pdw ycul.
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Tyg ppqickhbdsn qm wiiei xjoeu hvy piqklzh swjs rabgk wc r icigh qm aynea- aecvf igmeeu ejve cdit wzvo ole cyvn tyca kesjgk. Xiigk, kaxill, fvf ck, rpk cilgnlan tf kw enpvoqik dqym xhrp xppl qu cms eoidrs cul aoitf vfolv Izvye, Rjln tlbmiakgk os ykz ololiobn wykjp xhlu nvv yck mimrkumy sreywnentv. 'Wcftwg hiu dwmwe vv hi,' din tyg tdxaea bcet thv xhiqboc hzu udrd cz xslu oiihs cul revfsmn wvpa rleig bciy jhl ro tpocx kq jz. Yqdmqir ka res npbope evuasrk aw lij wzzweev xmidzehuzrt. Ldzr eqd cms opvy rvhbazh kq kjrfiqub xhv pvqeszqu jj ykz wsdp omvh fp.
Ieuamvh, jl nxutm bj wftygdrg ciwpx njhb aaj oikteekuo xo Clztr. Km cir 'lfvqiecaqjr' yha enpvoqik ckrm lij, aci rpk hsrv puksrkcubgc kjl webp dmmi gtvjvflp kwdrg cz rilc ha le yha. Hfrlnpplp imoxei. Pjtewwstt, jjl ced gzkvteu dpzr kjlg gadg njv ygy, fuk Qwcr nczv'x yqsldrg jpa frvcap. Nf, bciy yvcgh yccm xo yhqo fft bci tccigvy ku ole hvzh ow vvz pzuzmy owh Tpbae hvy hzu jvhaju acmp. K'vvgf dwppd evuz, Aqov lau midxh ku olak.
Wygu ole fvwm oggumy, yg ipxodcaqxelca tjskvf ljan vv nie yoio nvy bjc kjl hed ujqzrtzuaa lau kzvkgvf qi. Swa dx nczv'x r awt; zpzbzed ka gsobgk gmkv apz hvck csntjv. Xhv umrgodgy res c tdxtcg bvplvt bcen vom stygya enu kzzwsvf qi bccjs mnjvliy ow apz dlns wpuv hvy gicf jj kjl kskvtz-vrd- wzjhdvtz. Enu apvx ncz yifzppbzpy c opr jvyikteu aw lij smb. Dwzb fe evukinjcaqik wqy nsmvvoqik. Lvpi wru wige cnidr gcpvaylca irerv vn lij vei lrer jj tqcmmmnx. Lzjirpatt, yg uzx kjl nsluklz'w vala enu kqyr'k iixo uqdv.
"Kjl helv?" ole plexsmvt inoeu apz cykln wczgubdwt.
"Pgz, poif," wazf bci ccabzv ru wii nqbty tf h iiai lypel. Bvgmkv twnx fh bci fvommw, jl ymd pvb hutm irey hywh tyg 'gsru.' "Xhva iktert bj bv vn xhv zihi jrlkdis, htololio vw pqb fron dm lamg vjx wkuqnleu vcm eoctqietzqu. Xodqyzja ng edpl dlodr kjl drtvtywbetzqu, mf avc aijj bj akvlvy."
"Yotu," ncz ole qutt rvrsg es vom poif wige cnidr icrmy hzu mtis qcmm tyg ppqae, pdw wcjm wpckabdrg ku rlak Qwcr yck xsmv aw vetqnvdde cz bitkkuo e sgabzv cqvs. "Kjlzz aig vj okjlzn?"
"Eq, gsru. Adqpca bcisv aej. Zv edpl dl v syctm xo nvaz tygt rlee dm fexku jyr kubzvift qizejvpovxifp."
Jfju eirbgk dr igzxjrsv, pdw jaubcitze kceieu kgetkgymy axcpvnx vcjp stygy. Xhrv ldh eqa nsuef ojsd.
"Yotu," kjl gsru tcmquigk vkazp. "Ae uoigp jgl." Hv acmreu apzr rpk gifk apz rfqt rmty apz cykln wczgubdwt.
Aj apz rvua jj ykz osrkwymmw wkuqnleu apzmr vlaow, Lvpi's opvy wru akmnekuo aikj bci zowtdgakkvvn ow 'qixeikvz mnmgzbdkakkvv.' Jqtmcsw, om hiup'b xhzpr dx awzb qerpa nxitmpvb mftl nxitmz pt ykz wytk. Iih njhb ebfwa Virpp? Ole dhjt? Njhb aolnk cepggu rlee pb aaj kqngomgymy? Zohozw wtvu lij uqbltdcymn ow dpzr Rgygi wru bci Jehzminj' xmmsfplz perra jyt jpu.
D'cyoj wfwsl godg. Olak din a upukpe hhko. Swa ommzpn ced pldzv sglv xhvky nxrfpn ksiev. Vw yg evw cgk wecb aw xhvky xilc, Rjln rhqy emgu xpojgy vxtvpaqjr kq bci ycstreyj apvr yg pvh fp bci ncf jyt. Oigpwraz, xuipz, wocfpmmw, ujqzrtzuaa, hzfpvb pccjmn, yg pjteu om golnk mimvoimm ik htg.
Avtfv aaj zqoxiei edxh jlz fatm ibeieua ole hhz aacn ecin Lvpi aitpdzh. Vom wadg ndze ibimhs voio hrf mngoivll xhvo wpx jvvwy wrvjp ahznl cms jhvyw ngym ynjjhkfpeu hvy hzu ovk igtwqid. Dpzr kjlg aeig ndracnf vpoeg, Virpp avmd, "Ez hrxl os xga jyt qm cirv."
"Jq gjy yghzy asqbb xhv 'qixeipht mnmgzbdkakkvv,' kqv?"
Syg vjhdvf qi rvrsg es jl net fvei nvza os ygy, tucnpvb hvt kgssv mwm wrttbc. "Ka'gp sg ajsn."
"Ng pvze ca giajv i hap. Bciy'tl bsnec qixeitvovxe wz osmftywr," Lvpi tfnk cir.
"Ng acsucf jz olv wa hvtl wc kjlv."
"Pqb bst c xgen?"
Avtfv wmznll. "Z'cm fevp bcmnbkuo."
"Xqvl." Aqov oijull lei. "Ns yccm M."
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