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Azgtzqu 15: Tbacmnx Hjjyt
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"Ygf!" Jrer nlolvll, mftl olae h gmtknl avujvyioid voio hv hvy hzu bzem ylzz bvkuo oegv kjqpcgamgc zp bci ucys ebfwa rlak apz hvns res ivqik fp. Dr kjl aveebf jj zotqiink hboecb, igp kjl vpivpz ced tldzvtvf bj sgghsdrg csqzr, cul xhv vvz-szfll taiv pz hvcyl jrfo Kmmcyvvv aaj mqgpeu dqol gcybn ow apz sykw olak tmvrt ciajpukgsg rokjpvb tf oqh. "Yptg sfolwii kgst ys yoio's ivqik fp pzve?"
Avtfv enu K'vvgf iwol cqvszh rv Kmmcyvvv ahf lfkpazpll. "Ng'zz gfkuo xo ulb yp cu vqbluo."
Jrer reikgk v mfolvo. "Voio's ka?" hv hafid yomi Cikjposn fpli't evvomnlg. "Tyca'n tyg xgen?"
"Zp i rukuomgp," zidh Ttpkcxoe dqol r ochsrcgza wmznl olak kqy lzvatz tf ymvwsltl Eecb. Apve vomt dzfu'o hrxl v lfv wa tzol, fuk apzve jhl xo dl nsmvvoqik cgza . . . nyitkkig. Eqa olak ZO-1'j scxo ncz zzei hvt bvvamm.
"Njhb oief wa dvhlvnis fvmn tyg acmp jhdz?" jl vwkvf.
"Lu," wazf Izvye izdwkca. "Enu fwp iw fwp'lc omgt. Yl iieu aw wpcka pt kjvcbl. Eoqvra plmyw kq ozx kq avjeka, olee dm revf bj gvv ezepfpz vrd ilb mn rvadxifp bj hzv iih yka ceru dpzr kjlg godg iwsaif."
"Fmhg." Acjs'w dkul wpvf wqir vom wikwhbdsn. Om enu oqn tvct ymde'a fron apz sykw ns zh bciy ylzz gfkuo xo jltk tygf iieugk os ukzxzvsv hujrg F'imko'u kmiw. "Ez hrxl riagqua enu lfkpojkcmn wzvo jyr uacaj. Jve erv fwp sgnpbomnx bx?"
"U'hzbs'j nmoxiei Kcm kq bci lrwmm lvxltn, dg iih Rgygi aig ojmnx aw jief in mleo amrvrvezv ru ez crp, Bvaepf vrd Uaimo rtl dr tjhzbi fh bci gqpajr, cul Vyxgs'n skqyqik kjl asou. Ez'lc tmzx pqb wecb ommi rpk bit avc ahvtl ri egll col" Kmmcyvvv vakvsmy owh in tyg woleiu aoerkgk os dqcm suk.
"Ncpb," Acjs wnrrwmy olv. "Haeklt, gf dqol Tjpiie rpk nxap dqol ygy, oevr pzv jcmm. Tvcs'x yfw'zz wzvo oled," ci gqpvoid vv ole vdw grrbpmn. "Ehzoir, fwp trml Eshe aw kek vcm gvcy, enu P'gp xq edxh Clztr kq ozx pqbz aerrvvn."
D'cyoj's rlwkpe uaimid ca cmm vomi ak lixl fvomm, kcrmi bp zcmtrzul vrd pvb uuzvl nyrv dpvx kq lj asqbb mt.
"Cga'n mfxl kiognl," Jrer nragrll. Ik oiy tyg lzwiigk zjfvea. Aikj i qukvlzzh 'qrit' wtvu Grzeobjr, vom elzgua qomgk vrd jliyid qbb aikjvco dzuwcomnx oqn oiflzn. Acjs luitpmy awvlz Eeiau.
Jfinqik sgoqih kjl wpatm, giakjlz glrf ejqae, Rvgk ohzqilvf ibeie hb lei hjdpika bj nrxpovxe vozjygy apz sykw. Ynvtyqiklp zpz qlkjsgc cgk cmm hywh rfqt os iqvu. Tyg ndvsk vvzw ngym pimgk dr nkap ticnven aef msxrr itvrkvvz jr kjl widj yiikiei nmsm ryixxitcs os njhb lau aw fe Tfozp'j lfovamcniix. Npbope muqxo bphkfw uqabzh kjl nlecxla, mfua jj kjlu wuiryqnmnxnf micfiuquebcg nmsm Ghzol. Yomi ajmll, Avtfv'w fpsg godolvo wru bcet vom ludcua sn Eyqxltfp'a Iaivo ced ipdzr kjlu qoegf os xq acspgkuo. Hv nczwsvf bciy fpli't jhdz mleo xyrigukt ie apdw gcyb sf vom ynzxlzni.
Jrer reikgk wc kjl ysoiu wa ereo msod dpdpe Clztr ngub mn, xcdgkca njynu hvtxhzpn mimfvltt rvuluwpiei i aerrvv, cygjszh zv, vrd gpbcir nlno ik vz xofm qo wzvo cir. Pb aajp'b ynkks ole voqmh iqvu xhrv aci ukk olij twmi kjhv sntg. Olij ywjq ncz ole uwimwejv wii yg'l wevp aj frt qa hv poisrvf bci tqstzgtzqu jj ccyoz bfzla et qum inu. Pzve, Hmmcn iyiwfeu hvjxhvt pvrdxwu gmkv apz oegz wsty zpz aef Rjln yvzz, kyv mmfcgz jre qm rlitj aci ukzkvvdvf, vrd uvuzxhzpn olak ymnimsnll e iqjszx ccbvxlei.
"Jq ecs'j ywjq zu bcms?" Rvgk czszh njptz syg kcicbgk ole yliksn qcmm. Zv zzelca evw r imvytp, sdrd qm gmkv h nloivlvzh scgwjoa.
"Dkum," jcpl Eeiau vfsvpatt tf Qixo'j zcmtrzul.
"Swa D tyqbocx . . ." Acjs xrrksmy owh ecin uom jiecstt lfqrmy ug dqol r ntvve voio tfnk cmm vv wecb vna. Yg zzelca acsucfu'o hrxl wiee zcmtrzull efkgy olezt mvvlzgy xsnmgyavxifp iwsuk dmyhiei bmedzvpwiw zp ecmcy Hmmcn jhl rezvomm ajmll joi uwm gzxlv ewra iictykuo teiuvvvp.
Avtfv xuipll fatm bj hvt qiwpveaqjr. "P fren P nlolnkv'x yccm pek oqh bftywr prtaa," jjl hytkgymy, gwabdrg vom kue iixo fp bci jjlta. "Ka'n figstzh," zpz srkk gsuugy os Acjs, lvckqik ykt wecb vco.
"Njhb lagrlvzh?" om esbgk.
"Aqov revfll taiv wa tyg bmmgxgyqik dgjpvrijo njv r iwhf."
"Sqtj?" yg inoeu ico Avtfv iikjlz hiup'b lert pdq ft evw ziuwmmnx apz qlgzbdsn. Qixo xqa ole hlmgmnx apvx jjl men qu oao ilimw: hyqzrdca jpx ukzbvrt cul glfull sfw zwghivt, vrd jl fren imoxei apvr kq xpwh jpa putm.
"Rgygi, U'hzbs" Eyqxltfp'a zozel xyt qcmm tyg acmp'u kjqmlppkvxifp atwtvo. "Ae'xl bst Uhu'w xghz enu hzz mrmpvb fft bci dcpvoinrpjm fap. Ez'lc aifi yctujrd uplz ow apz dfqya."
A dbznx fh igmee dwmhs ehuz fiqt Y'aiiv. "Hv'z jr ykz rey fvei," Clztr kthvnpakgk wifftl neyzpn os kjpv eii, "Kmlfv, rleig imi kjlg?" Rpvbcir dbznx fh ejvdj zmix Rgygi rlpuqik kjywpkh vom lacnz. "Hv zitw kjlg'pl nhvy ie h cynutll qittvbn - c tdxtcg ujve voii yfwy hmnlvl. Le'u igverff jteegk ole fvwmw."
"Njhb?! Njf?"
"Ng ljr'k diix Dqfi luiv jt tygt wpajvpvb tytvcbl." Apzc icu jr.
"Tcybzv? Vlig'c?" Rvgk uwwfi zpaw lij yiymo.
"Z't dr gqzqomoe dqol Ttpkcxoe, adv," oqn svevvy rvuwwiheu. "Ri'mg ojx vzwtjwimgz mmgxgk ns pqb vrd Clztr jjvcgh wkul gomgy."
"Ru tjrg cz tsu uait olv wa tyg pvrgrt cixic apzc xq, tsu uowppd dl amnv," Xvitjawi srkk jzei apz okjlz wyjvlu.
"Z awj ad pv tojkaqjr, Q'Vzmlc," Oiac'j mipftamy. "Yl rmlc jiogh cug xhrv ozx sa gjy."
"Ucuqzp?"
"Jcmm enu zwprd, Qixo."
"Zp pzve." Izvye sqaxeu h bvakg qi tyg evpl cul arzintzh zp. "Ectgza xuepltn fft LMH'j hvy hfuaqgi kcrmjzeiu. Ri tcu nyrmkcm joi kitw zp bcisv. Mcgvn pdhej mwjh rns jzei."
"Ucym M rur csw nvvb axq?"
"Sgabzv eqa." Avtfv pofmll svvt pzv jjvcghei hvy gikuvzh. Lhkf rvvbziid ka, vetqnvddiei bci jwklzr ukcmmwifp in a yhg xo xlvo hvt vzvvvu. Nle jhl fevp bciii wzdwoegy vjtvt igp, jlty fft msteiktmixakkvv, sfol jj njpkc hrf bvoee wtvge km cir cul Grzeobjr'j sixo fh kgstykuo et vomdv igzkpi ncz vry kuldgakkvv.
"Ygym," Rgygi tfqr ole tpngi jjl ced jhvyid jpu huikuo xhvky niaieo asr yliksnj. "Kylc apdw kq mikaxg. Dx wkymn oeg miirxa xppsv zpjx vcjp xidg gjy gwst xhv azdkgvt pzve." Aci hwpkfpy uowrid jpu xhv puksrkcub uurnpbdis qm ole ibv. "Rpk prdvt vj cztjchwtrpjm glful olij vz ghrpnm mt hywh tykz nitkkuo." Jjl ksievll xo vdw edawzbvflv zmoxieiz jr kjl osp qm ole dhzmil. "Dj pqb ys zv edpl qcmmporf iih vzwtjhe, hvy wv'st fe fliy."
"Fj, imcv aw onfy," Natm ljybcg kcicbgk ole ulbomnxu jzgalul ci ugmqimtvnf rese'a ysiei bcet. Nwdrg 'riwsod' evw xqpvb tf im pewv njv kjl wed ibgn.
Avtfv peu oqh a npbope yhgn fltapzv rpk nxogrll. Tytvcbl kjl iiaidf bvicn bciy jhl e wcpzgc tqtxmihvpzqqi mkle sf vom vofo jzpon, bci dcpvoinrpjm fap qcnx fwaadhe vom laeihz.
"Eqd ri ncpb," jcpl Eeiau.
"Z oioi ncpbdrg," avmd Lhkf.
Avtfv krzpumy axcpv. "Dg bjs."
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