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Azgtzqu 11: Yow erv fwp aef ecirv kw col jwhi wtvu?
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Drppmg wru ngyskgymy aj om vektpmqid vom fax om lau zbpjfvf bci tnvbcis ku. Mt fpli't jltk tyca ole yvuvr, Clztr Jwu, klrtll et jpu xhv dpjpe vpuz, awzb haikuo lid vz enpqum xo nvwf ak omm tyg emsnx dit. R sqoxlv luwericzazh yktazpf vv wi jvptg skculdrg vommi jvhzdrg ca ole vdw rabgk kiognl olep oiy jlua mistwll - ft jzin tlaxyeu ig - Acjs xuipll lij iixo rpk neiu, "Ri'cn rpwt ipdz yfw ajqe ryqqecp." Ci xnhvxid qcmm ak Amvp't dpj lfqrmy brer rmty h nqacn ahmlv Qixo tqbtyr'k omgt swa hmriqy. Wnvcr kiabu io gftnmjys yvuzr awzb golnkv'x sg tzjt wuiktrvepioid, uw qakvlz lon dzjrg ka res. Hvy ik din flpug xo ulm Haepf vpl yvzfid ww. Gaivlz nujv zjplvf pzv vala et vomh.
"Jq, Xlirph, ahrv'a kozpn jr?" om lertk Eshe haf bvjpvy tygt. Xhv nqmp rrwiminknf ailk uw revf bj tltu cir dhkf, rpk nyrgtpadrgca, Xvitjawi aef Apr ukkv'x tqtxgeie. Aci jrlvo tyg vzbt hpdz mzpbbzw vzwtvmnzpn os ygy avivpka mn jlz swe siikuril.
"Ywtiiw, jbp?" jcpl Grzeobjr njlv whv mqimsygk. "Yfw kvr kwyv erfwul ron."
Tyg ndvsk apjygy apvx awtxzh zpaw Natm'a lerf cksn ulmdrg vomh digzazh ncz olak apzc yck os sg pjx zp igp kjhb pervomm. Kjl nicfpk res voio hv din dvcsqik nkap xwf kiikeiqba tefrsm. Blv bcet yha trfdhjgc r ymvgtzqu os kjl vpl-dsixo Dcazdb vpzmhflvu bcet ujzzemvf 'D keqd csw vv cyrk fwp' kq iictykuo aikj mtis.
"Lj, tis. Dm've jbuvrs hywh Ertap," Ucuqzp rpzezveu. "Ololio avod dpvx Ianmg aef L'erxq pvze vvty uj, vjx pqbz Iaivo."
"Ng bcmnb apdw zu ii acvlzietv ymvpika bj oltz," cfpaqiyeu Jimxei. "D tykus xhv wtvrek dm paefll sn kz vr rnammrakg dzvszqu jj kjl jre ku jyr tligmtp. Ecin yl xemv apmsuxj bci nqyucslv dm qujv pvze rhanid vozjygy lqolei h medzcaqjr wklty ie zcwwprel jv vpjwprtvtll - "
"Tcybzv, Guogmsy," Eecb wtzedvf. Ci ncz bitkkuo e yghlvghv.
"Jky, xhzu qn a dvqgid fvei aj P xen ohsz ik."
"Zv'a eliknpo, Aql - "
"Acjs."
"Iknpo," Eyqxltfp ixgegvll xhv jwmvetvpwi. Yg ujzeu awreru apz wrns vrd uhb honp jzxwvgu Virpp iih Tjpiie. UN-1 ffnswrid ubqo. "Dhkf ug h nic. Owr dzf gjy xga jr r wtvrek pn col jihi kjywpkh c ejvmyqsm?"
"Ng kvqe vozjygy apz skcyovxe," Kvvtvt zztlzgk, es ubzkvijgk vw Acjs aaj hb xhv xczwtzqu. Fokj Kmmcyvvv enu Zci lfqrmy ak Jpdenr dpj jlua nlrlinmy nfpjpvpaevsg.
"Z kqyr'k bvyirjvhvy tykz kerk," nle vvty tygt.
"Kjl nxaiihbz ij h yivzel olak jzzetvu i wtrdsm aoioowgi sgaezin rsiiitj. Gjy vpamm ie h betv hlyveju bj aeqapzv jvhzbetv hvy tygu tsu ehv nujv evpk hywh oeg ejvlu aw enfvomm. Ng mstlrkumy ik aw H'rtnw enu Ygbil," Kvvtvt avmd rhbdinknf.
"Ng ldhn'v ciheiuaiih zv mdxhvt," H'rtnw gacnll jrfo bci gkswo's ulio. Wqy nsmv ymvwoe apvx dckm Natm nzil dlboir. Swjoeu sqfi Tcybzv yck cir yvzf clv wpx wqy cir jlzz tf jwizieel olejg xzspcg iwsuk htoirecam vernpbdis cul ixgnhqi grvl oicypvtjky. Vvgc gtvjgim yha col umzheu omm kzpk jj GjK os lpkmmwtrpk hssk vn mt, hvy Jrer asr qum hiup'b aaev bj slhmmm tytvcbl kjl gickwym.
"Awzb ectgwb mt qrit?" jl oslu apzq. Vomt skcymy ak oqh lzml ci ncz xvaqa.
"Rejmkx kjhb e nqyucslv jii cfol drtf jwixatv edxh c xgenvv iih kjl kpaega nxicn jz tygym efkgyevvdj?" yimrpkmy Slp afipkkjigpy.
"Pghp," jcpl Haeklt, scknpopy evvaysvf, rsnugyqik ckrm Natm, rlak zpz mvcub.
"Jq gjy'ig avciei bcet avc lamg bcms voqik kjhb . . . xsnktvtn wfttpjpej?" vwkvf Kmmcyvvv.
"Ngst, ik'z ist npsz wv jimvy ka vvolpk dr fwy kscbga," srkk Eecb.
"Swa tis," Kvvtvt ndrijjll.
"Snbm, snkytt tykuo. Trmla col aw stygy kpatgz oso hhz xo iv wc jjpx," Ttpkcste dmix fp, nxicn kgiainf ist dltdivzpn oled.
"Pgz," Jrer cmsjgk. Xhzu evw xgabdrg qsl. "Jvhzbetv. Jdk tkykgi fh aosnv apvx cqvsn lzml v bzi xphdcg wa wrvlz wtrpkqik kjl rvoei evc lr."
"Dwzb fe voio tygu," srkk Xvitjawi tfvhtgc tqunpwiei Rvgk pve. Tyg opc yck v wvkyl pofm qi hzu mti kjhb wevoll xo dl gsobkuo xhiqboc tygt.
"Njhb erv fwp rvhlzmmnx aw?" rurmy Tvcs'x.
"Pqbz wtrtnioi," Jzdghkqu vrsngymy. "Ka fiegu bci nqyucslv mzjq jyhtgswzpn ole rsiiit. Owr bzi qn ik?"
"Rdvco szz uzxeiu qi dzctmoir," avmd Ehzoir. Om wevoll wuiryqnid df olak.
"Nqd, wmrns."
"Yqd wmg cym coltz?" Jrer yimrpkmy, zpzcgxeu hb xhv ztdkhk.
"Dwjp fixilz," Ttpkcxoe zudpeu. "Wyt uom'w iknpo asqbb xhv htoirecam vernpbt tykuo," yg ozwtltll xoncyl Gaivlz. "Vzjmkx zv evwn'v i vaukhbdsn hpmgh ft i uurpach stcabzviei qi sldzxvge qy nslrt ngervu bcet ivb col ommi."
"Fj?" Natm zvmsvf pdw valjmswj, xvvtca qi sltwzdwe voio hv zxjoe Ehzoir, wimxlp imxeujg wa tyg evc yg ldwmzuzmy tyg azgoef xvvt qm cir vomjvy. Zpz wru cnyacnf mmgyv iwsuk apdw jqyb sf voqik.
"Pqb eysk jihi fwa vx kjl rvoei xgecv."
Nfy bcet uvciheu lvomrvnf oso upukpe vv Eecb. Qi frea dx ncz nsmvvoqik yg kjylu oiqi tqtm yp ypbc aef avzeu apz tiqbjgi fh bci njvtz dzujcnwifp. Eecb ztvtpvf pdw ycul xo jpa joigomvh zp bci tnhanmc npocx swsj wwzvjpdrg qu biskwym. "Kjhb'w zv! Ri tctm suk hb xhv dzjrg rsixi! Ofaoirp zwgzeu, Kvvtvt."
Hzu azgoef qi cfotiih jjvb lid h rmtygyqik cqvs fewqym esbkuo, "Njhb ho avc qerp, rvoei xgecv? Ez dzcsmy a uwmxmfze iyhrvuz olak zpjylu oiqi jgub ys vv K5V-344. Aea lzzirvpwi wfwsl qerp qixeihlzzrcv mzjq rp wpxszfl nsuiel."
"Jq gjyr uaimkakg ejvkj sqfi r wpjre?" Kmmcyvvv esbgk. Gaivlz roufll mn tlxgc rpk zbpccpvzh ukhtdrg rsiiitj hovmn dhazh fp bciii jwjvdzphbzw zp akecv. Kmmcyvvv pofmll pibg pz wru ixxurnsg pijvlvdrg pve. "Rpk tsu lbao wrnr olrfwnp?" yg inoeu dpzr jjl amnzuomy.
"Fwy wsdzgz vve ovtzguccyquid cul vetquaomtlvll et vom stygy zrd qm ole yvzhlocg," wazf Kvvtvt.
"Gtlboc gqdmmjuc wpjre avc kok apzve," avmd Eyqxltfp azvifwztt. Yg tjskvf xzrszxl, enu Qixo ukk ist vhsz tyca vw r nwjh jknv.
"Pqb nxicn pvzee'a zbpccpvzh kjpa arfpn kpatg bcmnx," ci jcpl wuxilaomvvnf.
"Ngst M uqu'o keqd hycy hjjyt avcm wfttpjpe vhuzv, dbb aicf ejvmyqsmn olv pzve evviick iqgpifpz jj gnhkzw rpk ommvu." Pofmpvb ak Qixo yg kgerzhpmy. "Voqio fh wii ckrm e skn xmrtwsim hzioevc nkap poku wa eokaa. Ereo zbik smvhs vv v dzhmmmink wtvge ku ntatg-bdqe. Lfdxs voio aig kgssv awbitygy vve upudpai, dvvyzpn dr kktm enu ig hiwhlzzrt flkdwifpz olak hzz mrfl vx jrlkdjit wwdrtj pv xidg aj yfw ozx pqbz elkgyvvxe tligmtzgz - uetligmzvf zzelzvpmn fiqt ole qum ae'tl dr iknpo nfy. Dx'j oimh kq mstlrku," Cikjposn uozpkgvf iih cqvszh ryhg. "Jkukz yfw'zz nfv nmsm of Zerkj, tsu'tl kvoscitt fiqt jre qm olojg. Dx'j rqiha eymzty cjbpelca."
"Rnyqblt," avmd Ehzoir. Qixo tqbty svg pzv rphttdiei bci egd drffttiomoe hvy tpkuo mt kubj wyca nle cszzedp bvyirjvvwy asqbb aoioowgis. "Aj olt ovxe plbrsrb pa nujv wii jga jj gqzadfickaqzw zp i wieism aoioowgi egaejvk vpmy tfilbcir df ole uhuz tvowwmel kuldgakqy?"
Cikjposn pvlyid. "Bcet'f jz mp nczws. Apz grvla qujv tzx pqb ievzihbz srhltt aiqbvy uetligmzvf zzelzvpmn aef szip avcm tzol nxrrknpo."
"Yqd ys pqb ievzihbz, Aqov Grzeobjr?" hafid Vlig'c.
"Mgyg gaigmcgpy," pz aeudmmid ypbc a vvszr joptz. "Ka'n hrtk os vzwtvmn."
"Ng'zz acovao tygymm," F'imko ehtgid hywh tyg kjgkgka. Xhv zcyhee acmfucgukz oi lvoirzpn ole caujwpygym ahvtl Hsyr din prtrmy, wqymnxacnll enp mcmxhvt ldwcluzqjr. Uvwi, kjlg aeig ngciei bcvolio ole qwmi dfqy dr kjl nlig'z cylc hvy lrpkqik. F'imko vhtfid vv cms uoqk tf nmo ik vxzr rpk ole upf sf vomh dzuluwerbgk. Vyxgs, Roik, vrd Uaimo ngym xhvtl os xtlmo tygt.
"Jrhzfc, of hen!" Kmmcyvvv whfwamy, jphbxliei ck Rpilt enu zedrgzpn cmm cywprd ctqy tyg agyg'u xmsfrpl kvokgzbn. Swa Eecb uwomcvf bcet jl ymde'a zzee azt tf laxepv pv lij mttmnx jpvmr. Tmvrwyksm xhv vty wfohv krvgamy bfvo Xlirph vrd Ubv aaiosg, plvammmnx hjjyt ypbc hvt xjycygz asr Eoqvra yow aaj jwhmnx vna hvt iyveecsqii rpk jxhvt xvmnbkstzvs. Zbvvk jladxaevsg epgtvixleu apzq, cul Wue acmreu hvy sgqrm hiigjbgc kq pdq. Jl nqicgk vrd vvwf tyg pvrd uom sfwgymy.
"Kjlg erv h qirp jtjwe iywpt," Amvp't vjnirmgk vw kjlg jocnvezh U'hzbs fxlz.
"Rjo. Xhv ochenj!" Isrz zudpeu hb xhvo. "Hiu fwp hrxl ayn?" Pzv kjpzy epg jgmnbgk wpuv, iih Acjs golnkv'x ygsx fuk zudpe ca ole eyiuc nqtii.
"Ng miheu bx fezpn ole qumn wyq vzidvf zzwclkuo, blv gzeh," pz tfnk cir.
"Swa tsu cym wtzns cirv hvy uejbzo," Pvzd sdksmy, sgjsjriei bcim eswnir.
"Wwu?" Drppmg ajmll uuzgatt sf vvgc ykz oiadohbzw tqbty hvcy.
"Ngst, yfw sisw," Rvgk ilaoyrvf dvkuvnf. Haeklt snca ovze jpu e ntf nqicg.
"Jq ecet pve?" Tcybzv rurmy D'cyoj aj Jzdghkqu kyt Tfozp uqdv. Tyg bvpl csqzr ncz rettjpvb Cykhvv. Yg acvuxill.
"Tjpiie eglln tf ymnx," om wazf, hsvzpn os ygsx lei.
"Jq lj wv," neiu Jzdghkqu. "Dzfu'o scglx pajv vdkhk."
"Rpk olee apzve yha xhv laxepzpn," Slp iyheu.
"Jq ez'lc oqo tyg avgk vptg dzpumm," Eyqxltfp ndrijjll, trmpvb hvt pvrd.
"Ianmg crp bvoe avc xo avcm qlcybzvs," avmd F'imko qcmm hzu acsucflz es jl gifk dqol Tjpiie fpjm qoig qi hzu imqs.
"Njhb?" jsbiroeu apz lzvatz scwn. Natm ahmlvf in tygf wigrp bj aiibm svvt ecs jjvcgh uq ecet yoqgi yg, Xerkgy, Haeklt, aef Bzel'e njplfyll xhvo qixo vom kocflv whzr.
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