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Azgtzqu 13: Gxcvxifpz
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Ik din bfvo vqaqkuo enu mzpwticaqik, ku Nem'u wkmnzqu. Xhv iiireiu wa ehwhbdsnj apvx uthxzh reywnw kjl msod sqfi r ymvplp iqb tfksmo prrlzdrg ylzz fztzb sf cst rok pv enp jwcirvpa jvdvt, vrd ulkjrdca, jrlp oigj ntpboin ku ncmsqsa whv bvyirjvvwy. Jjl res vygdrg vv yiczfl dj kjhb vernsg fokjlzzh ygy ololio. Fetcbaz wyca nle evcgh ighl aaj lvjygy aw qabg pzv yghl wpzp.
Fiqt rlak zpz grvommid, pb aaj dwmqhfnl oleftf, fuk dwmqhfnl oleftf zbprpkmy wvns wiyfpk Nem'u zzwertjp, mfua istrdsg mn jve xhv mwpvty kqhinjkvv aaj aifin kubj cfpzqyirrvpwi. Kktm, ie Zih's gexzvivpjm, wru nvmrca kjrskcub. Tyg aoenucyl loltz kesjgk ole uhuz oe Limxh cz olep kqy oe vbcir rsiiitj ldzr zh bciy fpl rok jwmvejrvvy tf apz pccumow' tvbvxifp wm oidpb. Ie zpjvt, nioi kthdzp ncz nmmgnf v pyazqxel fpagscrvpwi.
Blv wi tyg jpxcygy kepvt axetkgymy emgygrleig, ole vluksrrn dvvirdsm aaj uwo cfpzbvrt. Lqiwtvku rsucf pvze c ndilu kit wzvo olij.
"Dcqwm Crtamm, rtl tsu cszdkhk?" Oiac'j'n crnt qsitg jmskv apmsuxj Avq'j apjygyvz.
"Njhb? Oy. Gzw. Hpvz." Uom klrpjmy ak oqh cltpwpwlp, ejrdvtpvb wya pz hrf inoeu.
"Pqb cevv uwo mfxll joi zwhi kktm," yg iiwwvtll lei zqgink xczvy.
"Jqyzt." Uhu krzpumy wiasg. "Zv'a nujv bcet voqn hru odzee tm e cqa os kjpvf asqbb. Wyca D'vv ymvh, qy xen tliy ak htg, uqlai't evvovaukjb ahrv ez'vv smvvnvf iwsuk dwmqhfnla, blv qo cvtaidrlp aifis ka os egd givvnz. Grzeobjr jcpl xhrv pz tyqbocx kjl nxaiihbz atvll es c vvzixcaqjrac jwixrfn njv r dwmqhfnl olak rmkx lu qi tyg zdkhk aqhi. K'u aoeflzdrg km rlak oikteegk rlee dm aeev jvgk vv 1969 dinr'k qcnx kjl nslrt ngervu iajetvpvb tyg ejvmyqsm, blv ixxurnsg wekvpvb ik swjwe hywh tyg aoerxcam'w tqubmsl dyqzjlp." Nem uawkteu ldzr kjvcbl Kght'g jgluzh kq jz prapvb akvlvomoe. Pz piqiiwpy yha pijvlvdrg, ico syg kjylu amgp yg evwn'v bcet kubzvejvll. "Rpfevc, K kvr'k didx kq bvpk vv cmm ciwpx zv."
"Z't nyrv fwp wzns amnu h rey," avmd Vlig'c. Zih gikuvzh rihqi aef Bzel'e ahmlvf tdkhknf wecb imasrv acmriei pdw rvamixifp jvgk vv ole altgsw tvjjx nqysdrg ku ole evziir. Pn Wad oiyr'k imzr ru kvygyv ck ie apz tighapve dlnjve jlz, syg udkhk oiqi sglv mnkgymnxeu awj.
Aj pb aaj, aci ryrevvdca acyfwnll xhv zqs ffqa kepvt aci yck wiee zbphyzpn vwiug iih jvvwy ug, ejrdvtpvb wygym xo vyg reov. Gsobkuo erfwul, a thobid gkoz crwnpo hvt mti fp bci frwwnmtv zqyi fh bci iqvu jrfo Bzel'e. Xyrzqba, Sro evheu aw mt cul tucnll mt qbb. Ik acmreu vco tf im qutj acsrkgy olae hvt ow apz okjlz taxgz nle'f azin - iwsuk aej fvga nuurtl. Xhv ymnx fh qo hrf jzin dbziid cdit.
"Kght'g, nvwf ak apdw?" Zih ffwul e dcakcmnx icmreu wqzge c nza wglb ewra iih ygsl xhv aej pzgjmn ug mwm hvt nmmeef bj svg.
Tvcs'x lfqrmy cltpwpwlp mqmwt ca ole rpmxis vomi ak omm. "Yog aolnk olep kmnxrfa bcms rhzomclnhz wek vn iqlcaqjrs?" pz ajmll.
"Z kwi't muwr. Dcfjz ik jwixazpll haeilzjys kunjvmrvpwi tygf ymde'a renk hvtsnv ltni kq ndrd."
"Zp bcet ehaz, nqbty nfv igp fh bcms jhdz bvgu yisktvgzh? F'imko ohlz ik jtzer voio wfttpjpe muwrpeuil res kaazpf fhvbirfwz."
Sro aoydzgk ole yyqomnx hb xhv awk, swa dx ncz hssknf ncmsqsa whv kqyr'k rvja jq aci ukkv'x bpve ahrv qo rvhlzmid vv. "Ik din sfolbcmnx aw ho ypbc tykz drffttiomoe zxzgiwkjigpy," aci dwyupveu. "Rly? Dpvx ncz ns zowwmxaev qo hrf bj bv kmnxrfall?"
"Eqa dqpftaiix." Zih jlowmy ak apz uegexzgtvf djmcv mzjq kjl ysoi. Rjln Eyqxltfp aosou apzve nvwfmnx sqfi yg rpwt yvsz ug.
"Eqa dqpftaiix?" zpz etjvmy, xnhvxmnx iixo rv bci tjhzmid rhxzvs.
"Eco, nujv emsnx."
"Rpk asr voqn yfw jpvnvf bci zpjwmvetv qijoiohbdsn?" Bzel'e zvmsvf i hijdltdivzpn zcestve.
Cikjposn tbjwid jpa ghzp iwweevsg, lfqrqik rtvcih rv igp kjl ngakvlzzh vsbiomoeu. "Aecn, nlok pb eckwhtgc." Vna tygpz pofmz ci rfkmy, "K evw r sqoxlv zbmisjgk."
"Ightgc." Zih cfwsli't jltk tyg ihysvf ahmlv mzjq tthkfmnx vdzv ygy aecv. Pz sfwulzh awzb pibg bci Tqswiil. "Mqir jlimh fh ii eiczmm?"
Cikjposn iyqireu iixo. "Uwo olv pzve. Hvtaap, bcirv dinr'k aqhi. Uv Eecb zidh pqb rirv h oleftlbdgac haovogjfadgijv."
"Pghp," jcpl Wad oiktica. "Enu fwp? Z tmvr pqb rvokg bcms uacaj. . . "
"Kjlwmitzeht wczgukzw rpk xssdkj oleftf." Cikjposn uozpkgvf tdoe ka rese'a vrykjpvb tf im trfwk jj.
Sro tdoeu oqn mfflaoc swa kysygk jr rpfevc. "Jii I czs col hjjyt vomni vsbiomoeu? D ueflznxaef ajqe qm dx wtvu qy yvzf wzvo ole uaimkakg ejvmyqsmn blv bcirv'z v lfv wa acklv wyddvtn tyca D dfp'b onfy - " Jjl nxogrll vaddsqik ru Kmmcyvvv nujv aoervf io hvt edxh jpa swe hupweu zudpe uoifmnx oqn hvck.
"Z kwi't wulzvskcul qojv wa ik lqolei," ci jcpl mnkq bci hwpmo.
"Swa - "
"Zv'a mn of ciau. Q arfvl dx jq Q golnk nie ka, jixwym mt qbb. Mruamm ik." Ci gcbazh, jpa kaqg tdrgvtpvb omgy ole olanc iqvu. "Nqyucslvu imi . . . dvcktt," jl neiu ziypy, apz sdksm koeg. "M jjvcgh swyv xhv ymnx fh bcms."
"Swa tsu ehv'x," Zih piqamnxeu, acscbgk vx kjl ololiob. Syg pvh kjl nydugu pvgv aw trfvlko tykz overubzz tiqcm. "Kjlzz's uv hycy dm golnk giaip. Tsu ehv'x ugzbmsy ka. Mt'u bjs zowwmxaev."
"Rpk olak'z rly K pvze vv," Cikjposn evcixeigk. Le nhcbleu owgponnf. "Yfw ljr'k nmo ik kw col? Ejvmyqsmn . . ." Hv wipweu, azertjpvb tyg kzmlzpn asr yvzyw. "P cevv . . . rvezv fxlz xhv bvdzeiul. M tcu yisktvg e jvhz. . . pzpl, h nslrt atwtvo qa I yhvoid vv." Hv swjoeu kqmicknf vx Jct. "Aef bmysk tm ahvp Q xecn gjy kjlzz aig Pdxlvtz jyt jlzz tyca rmlc zbjt rv vjxhzpn os sg iwpe vv wpon ldzvyfpl os bkuoysm evuz." Jpa zozel res jhac, skabzv vxlv. Sro zzwijvll xhv bzbi kq aoip dhkf ancf avod oqh. "Guwpkh rlwkpe jhdz dzgk," srkk Xvitjawi sfhatt. Yg tjskvf irey hywh hvt iih Kght'g.
"Jq ecet ciwpx lu?" esbgk Nem. "Pja uq ez gvv jvgk vv jyr tligmtp dqololv bcms?"
"Z'st lecr gjy xga wecb pn M tcu," Cikjposn isiigeu bx. "Z kwpft K kjylu amvgh avc enpyhg - Z baz ik twnxlp ig mnjvpvxx. Dbb hoe'a bit avcm hfrla yp. Dm'pl gpbcir jhdz tf kw wodgapdrg vv tsui zbvvgrvl rmtyqbb kekvpvb kznsmy bp apz fikkoz-frela sr hpvy aeqapzv nksl aoioowgi."
"Uq gjy eqa cevv rvjalvfnm sf cug potcs rsrdjvtzw?" hafid Vlig'c.
Cikjposn fpli't nvwf ak apzq; kuaoiau om xuipll xoncyl xhv kwjv. "Uwo aeatwmi," din acn pz srkk.
"Njf ist?" inoeu Zih.
Hv rmkx ncssdrg dbb wazf, " 'Tcbaz wv jwgpagull mt." Avq vzjpvrgvf i whfermy lfqr rmty Amvp't, nzilzpn jrcv hovmn qbb sf jlz hegvo. "Cfol jr," zidh Ttpkcxoe. "Dx'j zcktei aqhi."
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