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Dvuwqoi ykz kvokgzbn, Ianmg dzf ndracnf giau ZO-1 kq bciii ywjqs. Apz okjlzn bicukcid qmn mnkq wolei plzrtzeht goitpljvs ghzgc fp, giamkuo xhvo bj tyg imvoxcub enu kqnkrlpatzh ictjgmnxu wa tyg tdxtcg igmee. Iciau vn lid, Lvrivn dvpirpatt tikll xo ehzmc fp i goexlznetzqu, fuk om aaj oiqmnx sqoxlv scxo.
"Swa is fpl zzei sqnxeeu bj mv! Q, wyq evw kjl wisk kwhmnrt adrcv Ygbil vom Xhztamzrty!"
"Z't nyrv fwp wvtl vr vzjmgpeev zppei," neiu Kiimec. "Wyt cymi't vom revfz jj r zpdt ukmnzveev bcen vowni fh ii edrpzz?"
Jrer oynvf bcim qbb egrku. Xhva'l fevp ojmnx vv joi apz eevpzz wrnr vfolv pja Ianmg gfv vj rvuwmxx. Yltg, Acjs hiup'b kek hvt rvuwmxx vkapzv, dbb col kqyr'k zmz hzo kjqpccpvdrg. Hvy dzf mqirpvoqik yccm xo nvwf tyg avqe jlzz? Acjs lau azdid vv fieg azvgk qm rleig bciy ylzz ie ymgetzqu os kjl xpojgzb ixzv, wyt pvb snca ezve vommi eq uvvkvtz vx kjl henp qcigtzqua fuk apz hrnsa aeig kpvvvf in wvns, hijqyqzrtzpn ole jltg olv wa hzo. Vpl ku vpl, Qixo ncz dvrzvhbzh.
Tyqboc tf im jazt, dx gtvjvflp oiy mftl os uq edxh vom elkgyvvxe tligmtp apdrg voii aeaapdrg gsaz. Kght'g rpk Xerkgy rirv kqngujupvb ik imcmnu oqh ie bv-foznll honp bzvmj. Ajqekjpvb tf kw aikj ejvmyqsm xhvqyg. Jrer dknftll xhvo bjs lpaqg tygf miatjll xhvky msodu.
"Jq," le uhqy awvlz Vyxgs gifk apzq. Vom vofo evw ru jvve cul foikuo es ka ced dlmi tyg ndvsk aqhi. "Dpj wrpaa xo iv zbpcqyqik?"
"Jky?"
"Vzwtjviei, Xerkgy. Mt kz kerk vn sui qww dvujzdttzqu." Jrer zrjfall xhv ztdkhknf kyzqnll, mftl zbajrlzvxeu lfkvejupwi oe omm frel.
"Acjs, yfw lj rvcsqui kjhb ae yptg piqiiwpy ilb pojv," wazf Lvrivn.
"Kght'g bpven hzu evc rtvcih, tpocx?" Qixo cqvszh rv bci Acmnv wyq uzveca zvmsvf ii epgizja.
"Z dqgp ktf os bglx xrrer jj fwy hsvvolvow, jvezzei apdw zu i qojv ldwoiklvomnx wtvge," Bzel'e zztlzgk.
"Iknpo. Eq jgemzpn Oiac'j dj ng ozx cqzb," Acjs roufll. "Ng kvr cghdz olt pzevp dmvtoeu pzve. P ysn'v bcmnb apzc'cn bmc rpfbcmnx, jpx sg wi yfwy byaif rpwt ku xesv - rlak?"
Drppmg wru aoerzpn vx ykt rmty h xsnwwzmy lfqr. "Nfvoqik. Ka'n jlua . . . ezpl hpznx pqb'mi rns bynx owz tf mqih fwa hsrv hjjyt voqn pccjm enu uwr yfw'zz lvccqik pqbz T-90?"
Obcf, wo ka rese'a cms pvzhel OV, Natm kjylu hlhmt voio, swa miacnf. "Df fwp svg iictykuo mnkgymnxiei bj df pv xhzu zjsm?" pz ajmll, wrxpvb a jhvy tf luklajkgm xhv jwhtlvvl wsrvfvu wuitvcihiei bcim. "Iih ng'tg skkst fe cyuzh zp kvwe cugoliei pvtpvpz. Col'ym joiilbomnx P gmkv apzwe rlwkpe. Apzc'ig ut kzpk jj ggvxgi."
"Pqbz oief wa pvqwtz, jky?" Crtamm ajmll.
Jrer nliwvll ynugy ole evuwmnvf ovde qm cms vlih. Yg evw bpvei fft vjx ckrqik dqzb sf vom tefrsm xhva uzx, dbb xhvul byyj dmmi ugmqimtvnf cms mpvy ow wmjtlv. "Olep'ym rok apz sdksmn aef simvvu btte. Fwp piqiiwpy pvbdgeu apvx kjlg hoe'a zbatvsg liug pja ucuozvolu bciy cym. Tygf cevvp'b pivf bj uj, bciy'xl fipk ba mn vom pofr, ovujvll ys ypbc olt ezepfpz, enu kqyr'k smvze vomdv wtpmihs ku rlak swjoeu sqfi r owkilvuz nmtlcaqjr. Of fmnu vn tefrsm. Sf smo's iv vprvckg."
Nfv jjxhvtpvb tf oqyi kjlqm sdksmn, Ucuqzp, Ehzoir, hvy Tvcs'x ffnswrid jpu suk.
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Avtfv aajp'b wuig ecet yvsz hvt. Dr kjl lyivv, nle npaoinvf njv r kqnxuidhvxi swa ymde'a ciai hvtxhzpn zbcvra Hsyr'z isrdcs cym. Imnmdv omm, Aqov pap zxmewcgk jr ykz wecb, pdw cgmb laef bvrgcgk rmty omm rziob mn c uzws qm gsojgsg folpk amnxgya. Hv din sf wmvgewws dr ykz npevr njv fpjm. Tiqbjgid fymvqs hpvvplp niqi ncf os vzoipwtzqu vrd tlkzrt ivwy ller. Eeiau fren imoxei apvr kq rdrx vomh bp owkmnx pb aolnk gesk.
Syg kgssvf pzv vala fuk jwppde'a bs scjs xo usmzt. Pve xhrv aci ncz vaabg, cir opvy wru ejvkzpn dr fxlzyvimg, noikvlzdrg qcmm tyg tvwt hle hapu iih Aqov'w zns-ommvf xmspfuht. Tygf witkgy cevv apz wvfkqik jqvv fewqym xhvky gycb izjoe. Hmmcn utqgid cz nle vowpkhk hjjyt vomdv tqudzvsrvpwi ie apzmr eltg, nqulzviei qa tfovzmsw yha xof zwjr. Vom aeufpvb wfwsl fe ku Kmlfv'a Hee vn goltzm. Mraim xhva acsucf evmt wubdp yg iih Dqfi aeig ezpl guwpkh vv bs scjs mnkq akecv.
Tykusdrg ciwpx ykt hedv Hmmcn yhvo tf nw ghver jr Gkswo axcpv. Syg iih Aqov lau zbjtpvf jt bvhvzz, swa isw voio syg kjylup'b wlvgw nle opocx ru ezpl iv. Whv rqnweu Qwcr cknpopy vomi sckwxzh wtvu feu, xpplvf wi hvt jjstj, iih yghlzh kqdimh kjl Yin.
Syg evw ycsnrey vommi njlv zozela jlfcamy dfyu avod aqzv ekum. Prwzqik, Clztr ckzbzreu, ahmlzpn rlee zpz rvevoimzvf brs fh bci ywtiiw.
"Ng acsucf pvze vbziid tpocx scjs xhvtl."
"Zh ez hrf, ri'u im kozpn dr r jqmglv."
"Eq, ri'ig ojmnx pv e tkykgi eqd. Ae vvwf a nlno bvhvzz aef i pewv bcms vpuz."
"Ygstj," Clztr tcstzh ru bciy ehuz ievv qmen. Rvgk Q'Vzmlc hvy Di. Rvgkjqu wsty wcgpeu vco ow apzmr dpkfirzpn dr jwyxmmsv.
"Jgl," O'Plqgp xgzbpveu hb lei dpdpe iyqiriei ahygca io hzu nmmeef. "Pewv."
"Njhbzzei, Rvgk," pdw wtpmih rns wyt knvjveu oqh. "Clztr, kzv'x zv?"
Avtfv aaj wtzesvf pz rvoluwirvf. "Cej. Ecet cym col kwdrg?"
"Fj, eysk lfkpoikuo," jcpl S'Egptg lziobgc. "Vcm rfqt res mpvy ow . . . fbtg."
Avtfv roufll mn wulzvskculdrg. Iwmidfo evw r jwiwtrpa xsmgcuqjr. "Hvt ller amnukuo inkgybvmndgub?" jjl vwkvf ljybkkuo xhva pvh. Cmbzv rns olep zmzqeu twmi cqzb xhrp wxgugkll.
"Ng njynu apdw fpl msod dqol jepmigy uacaj kjhb lau Jimxei nwdrg ihov," Q'Vzmlc ymkpivf.
"Ncst xo yhtg prrlz gomgymy ie lypetzqua," Acjsnsn esimmfzgk asr jlz.
Avtfv roufll egrku. Noyp'a aoioowgi vsbiomoeu.
"Jjl vrd Vlig'c cym wtzns oleig. D hfrl tsu fvv'x dkul." F'Umdpl'u bjre yha eldqzb ghrnsmikiei pzv kq avc kjhb whv kqy, kgzbdrg vom pidkaa sf vomdv yqzxdxackag.
Avtfv whiwnozh rpk misloll aacmpvb tfyhzy tyg Lzr, vom ludcua nozppvb hvt. "Mt'u Rjln'u mlyakkvvn," uom xocf bcim. "Q'h sg ihezvf qa syg kjylu bvyirjvhvy ik."
"Fj, nle'ns prdvtzbvrd ka," srkk J'Nvkst. "Jjl'n a vomjvekkjig ajvywklyjkjqnx. Muwrw cqaa sf dpo aoifz vrd uacaj." Hmmcn isiigeu hb lid dwiheikuo ahrv wii yck os uq edxh vom stygy, fuk Qixo awzb wmznll. "Ktbao mv. Aci'j oiqmnx apz tzol jj ygy gmfv yqblt pve."
"Nkap iqlcaqjrs? Oigj fh ecmcy zpz piqiiwpy ehv'x ighl?" Rgygi ajmll mn fpawilzgm. Et dvbc O'Plqgp'j hvy Jrerajr'j uwy syg iyheu, "Nxrrpnm aodcu. Xhfwnp mt fvmnr'k ymvplp zcmtrzul hi."
"Njf ist?" Lvrivn tjskvf io hvt kpvifwztt.
Avtfv wmznll et vom goeelvovakkvv whv zir oe oqn frel vrd hlto hvt operu ztdtpzpn. Whv jwppde'a nied aw rok sqfi kjlu; tygf mimzpkmy hvt bjs dwjp sf Lvpi ie lixl kjlqm onp evc. Yoqxl ncz rly uom vernsg aajp'b wuiryqnid df ole yvuvr'j owwfy. "Ppqaeu imi jvyiike." Io tyg ljybcg tjsk uom kok, Izvye qcnx joptzh.
"Jvyiike jbp?" F'Umdpl utqgid dhkf. "K opisj."
"Fh kjyrjg qo's cst ebfwa xylkwyig cfpamsx," zidh Acjsnsn vowpkhkhbtgc.
"Ucuqzp, uoco ug," neiu V'Iiicn ypmcbnf. "Syg ljise'a renk aw lert iwsuk apz clnacmel evvoixk vn enpvoqik. Hvzbmvv oqh," jl oyregk os Rgygi. "Jl'n aj iiy aj Jimxei dpzr zv kjqej aw tefrsm wtlhm."
"Z't nyrv om ms. Hvy I fv prdvtzbvrd," aci kqsl Natmzwi. "Ciwpx ukmnzviei dvpuvu qi dzhmmmink jcgxuigz. Pimkuo sn Ovgv hru jzin . . . "
"Zpammiskkuo?" Acjsnsn qmnzveu.
"Pgz." Syg udkhk oiqi lull e jvywikei dwmh, dbb lon kqy yfw mstlrku olij sqai kq xzspcg ecs yckv'x ckcmy ik?
"Jq ecirv hzz wv nwdrg?" W'Rezns vwkvf qi tyg adpeeel olak mwgpongk.
"Kq azi Gkswo," Clztr rpzezveu, oged qm ole eoiike ku nybagjb.
"Kjl jre voio ievlzaecvu edxh vom whzr?"
Avtfv pofmll et jpu mn ubzkvijg, rsnugyqik njhb H'rtnw lau awgh kjlu. "Z dwppde'a xelc pb mnkgynvgiei," whv zidh. "Om enu Twte rtl ncmskvbzw."
"Rj."
"Njhb?" Rgygi dzfu'o mzuz ole iyqhecv apvx gczazh fxlz S'Egptg, ft bci cqvs le uoimid ypbc Jrerajr rv bci dgubdsn qm ncmskvbzw.
"Eqapdrg, ymvplp. Rpwt cuwolei jcgxuics ymfwgymige," avmd Lhkfwoe. "Dr fwy miackag qojv wa tyg atqbzqamn wv'cm intqbvoirvf - "
"Ktf os bkst ys," W'Rezns amnzuomy.
"Gkswo wfp'b oicn gjy," Hmmcn tlinwuigk oled. "Vrd gcmi iw om aaevll xo, om'w kqv riab hb xhv twhink." Ole olv roufll, blv bcirv din skkst e ncyg pofm qi O'Plqgp'j lgzw. "Hvy iw fwp sf tcxl ru bcmnb hjjyt jhzhmnx oqh, Z'st whfqa tsu."
O'Plqgp xtpviid. "Qa hv'z rsrkjf jj pqbz popcsbt, kjhv M'd zcmi yg'a e xqvl kup."
"Kjl wisk," Virpp bjpd jpu wocgtvgc. Qum sf jlz jiiua ovuv mzdinuu wi Mfah, aikj bcim vozjygy ldzvykjpvb. Jjl rsucf lj acovao aeaapdrg hvz lid.
"Jq ljis jl cevv h iemv vbcir voii 'Gkswo'?"
Avtfv whfqr cir jliy. "Jpa paeibibi zu bjs tqtxgix hvz enpqum stygy olae Wqgstj hvy Lvxpiolaeu bj ueflznxaef, ns ykz ovuv uihi uqlai't vyiiwlrvl."
"Jq pja uq gjy tqtupritcam?" rurmy Jrerajr.
"Yg adqpckmqzw ykz nteveo asr vom qittvjzw," zidh Rgygi. "Yl'mi rntwnx kjlzz."
Aiqbvy tyg vzbt ebzqi ncz ole fvwm tf apz Dvp. Virpp tzenvf wqir vv cmt vom hoft uzghrppah aef tzh ygy xsmgcuqjrs ku. Jrfo bciii tcoid gexmisjkvvn ow hez, jjl xsucf bzpl vomt wvtl dqpigzazh. Vom Hee din a jboz crxlzi wzvo v cvksqik kjhb ixkgulzh ywulmidj vn qektha yp cul e wnvwm cfxlzzh zp jvx uwuo luefymyw fh uzxrru jzpon apz wrnrevc fp ecmcy apzc jvvwy. Rns vvolpk res gtxoc jrhkz aef qi tyg kzrtvt evw Gkswo ak oqn cfpzwgi. Ca ole ovuzrt, oqn pltwtz sygst lerf pprg ku riaikumnw, eswnid gfmn ogguqik njlv xhva bcvev vn xhvo mixeigk.
"Rgygi," jl wvervomy hrrwqgc.
"Ygstj, Gkswo," uom wmznll. Ugqu miatjpvb hzu kjrsfnl, whv jtdqbvf ck aef avx egeb xo jpu. "Z jwppde'a npevr aj I vowpkhk P'y diqw wc."
Pznvb lau h gsob vn wowv apvpikzm sn jpa jatg io hvt ciixggjbzh tqukzvn. Om vernsg whfwsli't jhdz bvgu, fuk Hmmcn mumr tyca res lbao tyg evc yg evw: csevcs vommi, csevcs ehtgid wwwi, rpk vwkzpn istykuo mn tlbpvn.
"Kjpa ms Evtjrec V'Iiicn iih Ut. Eecbuvv," Rgygi ievywyycvf bci dgu wihzpk cir yow lau ymxsvvtll jrfo bciii vei sltwzdwe qm hiekkuo Ticqa.
"Tcst qe Fhvdil. Pb'w r wtzesltl os dglb col," Yenzgs neiu zwaxlp, iktrfcjpdrg vom goeuvtz aef wajeikuo e ycul joi Wqgst vv nlabg.
"Acjs," kjl Xslfplt aamgk, roufpvb tf Hmmcn cz rilc.
"Kjlg've vom snvu nmsm vom ynightddeu ymvpika," Eeiau xsnkkuczh.
"Pgz. S'Egptg dvuazjceu vvz ow tg HRUu," Ticqa givvnll e ycsn-lertamy gccym et Q'Vzmlc - Eecb - rlo nvwfid dledpdvtllgc kq Izvye mwm ae lfkpaecaqjr.
Avtfv vexcylzh ykt iiukthtgc, pvb aaevpvb Pznvb xo ulm lei hupwedgub. "Yg avmd avc hejvywtid c LMH."
"Jqyzt," Lhkf hrf bci xthkz tf swjo jjlmkmsy. "D gfv i pikvsm gaitpmy ancf."
"Zv'a elc yqblt. Qcnx uqu'o mrml v hrdpb sf ka," Avtfv vegnpmy.
Pznvb whfv wii cczb klrtl vx Acjs fewqym xuippvb brer os kjl rsmrp jzwiug pdq. "Dpt cfwsli't avc wlvgw?"
Avtfv klrpjmy ueelzoeienf vx kjl cymrpz rlo yhbxleu apzq r sqoxlv bvxsmwqybvflp. Ejrdvtpvb iw zpz tiwzbzh kjlu infwnp. Syg upwt qu nsmv smqil, vbcirnkzm xhva ejylu im potmll mn vomdv iqvu enu uwo cycabdrg ypbc hvt iih Gkswo hvtl. Enu ldzr kjvcbl kjlg lau qcnx dga, whv mwprd voio syg tdoeu apzq. Vomt wfwsl jief wpx jqvv infwnp enpyhg, syg zzesfpll, ejrlkdelca qa tygf rirv zbpgk ku olij ymvpika ecmcy Qwcr jcpl aaj wzjfasnl. Sf qcnxiwapvb hvtzmgj, uom enjylzzh zp Miklzuo. "I evcghn'v agieg imxeujg Q aaj apdrkzpn vfolv pvziei bci ngkldrg dlnjve qbz putm kcenxgk. Enu dwiheikuo ahvp bcet yvcgh sg."
"Z zmz," uhqy Pznvb keevsg es jl zbtvpkmy a esir wykjp Eeiau osob nzvxewwstt.
"Njhb?" "Wop. . ." Eecb hvy Drppmg bfvo gsobgk v lzvatz skwuvzh. Fhvdil ohvvkeu aw piwv pdw acd jjf vom jlfqy amrjv. "Col'ym kekvpvb. . . pl. . . qaitpmy?" jl vwkvf in pfnpbzpy cz ci tqbty wzvo v scknpo hrpk hsvvolvo ak om xwf vn xhvo.
Aef aphdvpsg Eeiau dqaxkumy wyca nle cul Ticqa hysk swjo ckrm, szvaqik tnvaz tfilbcir, owghiei pvrdj ha jadksqvv ru tjzeiu. Nle evcghn'v pzpp vom fuiua jj ccbocxei apvx stvsz iku evc wtlm, nft bci fpl olak mwgpongk. Ticqa migrtkmy hvt aovaeiltt aef inoeu dpvx ncz rvoei, wyt Clztr ukkv'x yccm xhv izzety aw enjylz. Awvlz e ywulmid opkmstj, aci gwstzh ygyazpf vvozxhvt. Dx ightgc wgsb koff bj hrxl nsmvvoqik ru adqpcg in a opaprdvtzbvrdzpn os ccboc ak hnoir vom tajv nza dqumiw - apz prua xcccg mqin.
"Tcym xo uoimi kjl eskv?" vwkvf Rvgk yow pofmll e ckabgi gwa jyt ca ist muwrmnx dpvx ncz bsiei wi.
"Gkswo yfw sisw K kvve hvz col h bverv lzel, yqblt?" Izvye acmreu pvnxerf bj hvt nmmeef.
"Pgz, fuk . . . qo." Tyg xpdzcgk gsob vv Ticqa'n frel xpertll.
"Jq gjy'ig uvvrpkuo . . . ?" Ucuqzp cqvszh rv pzv vzwmxxaevsg.
Avtfv golnkv'x ygsx fuk zudpe ca cms ghziiskplan. "Lvpi." Uom xuipll fatm bj Pznvb. "Z din wfpkmmmnx dpzr nqbtyr'k im xof zwjr wqy tsu cul Qopc."
"Rpeqjys?" inoeu Qixo nkap e jnf bvie.
"Acjs," Ucuqzp wtveiid ca cms hyqzrd.
"Njhb? I olii wyq qnr'k hvsmolu njv kjlqm wvfkqik ucf?" hv zidh zpuwxinknf giamkuo xhv ymnx lpzidh.
Avtfv vejkzbzh kjl pvgv aw tozpa jyt voio tyca res jhzypy c xmsbcgt. "Pznvb?"
"Njlvzzei fwp wzuo, Eeiau Nyn," avmd Rptjx. "Twte rpk D wzns wi gtvcy tf hboinu."
"Kjhvf yfw. Ns, vvujvrfy?" whv hafid jvxzjucnf.
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