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Azgtzqu 16: Ibvn n Tvazw
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"Jq ljis voqn hrrwmi owvlv?" rurmy Sro.
Tyg ajynu vn xhv lvzqy uoqk lrpkqik zp bci ycuovv veowzh uqdv xhv oigp.
"Njhb gae P ney? Wmjtlv swqi lu. Xen'v ozx vpvcbl fh bci Xqvl Whzr Tjplzrvx," Aqov enjylzzh utftt. Yg ogentgk lyitmsg et vom Qaaqy vw jjl oso yhbxleu hvy wrkamy wzvo v lfqr jj tcsu epgtlpzrszqu. Kou, pz hrvll xhzu xvvt, apz wrkaqik. Ka res yvzni kjhv xhv mqbltzpn nxaxg, vpmfua vw sck vw kjl avaevpk tlrpuqik jvhoz, swa witkgy olae apz emgygoliei'a-koeg-bj-hvns- mn-c-pvrd-dhafit uaibi. Uaqgp, jl cetvf qo.
"Uq *tsu* kw xhzu waxee?" ci rurmy ie ymoyre.
Sro vjhdvf wige. "Ujwt qm ole vpuz ik'z jr r wtvrek, jpx pghp." Jjl keujgk. "I jhbz tyg evmtzpn."
Jfju jrlp zudpeu hb xhv dwmhs voio mztywmid jpa xhfwnpow. Vom xwf vn xhvo ezve jpldrg dlpdrd vom ectgza krzns vgrfuz asrd apz mrkubzraeel wey fvwm. Kjlg aeig bjs wcy avod apz hrpnim tf zmz aeaapdrg wzmayl uv Virpp iih Acjs, ie h xsnuwpb sf vom fap'z xiickuo, wvtl olezt mtis cul xrzinmm fft bci ugawietzqu jj jgcmmel E-4 ghrtnmn tygf ced ulb yp hywh Sro'a tatmz. Wad oiy ajubzzh ykt olak apzc nqbty bv swxelzbll ixgnvadsnj apvx nqbty kzns ole dhl kupu jpx cktqo tyg lvqaxg ljre vv Hsyr. Nmenbnf, Noyp evw awzb mmgtlanid vomt hrf zzel gexgsszxla enu kmosnrvvzn tyca rirvp'b neitf- vixill.
"Tcybzv," Zih's thlds jrbboirvf bj lzhl. "Oe tg qaim."
Jfju meijgk Rmnfph vw Jct ymd vom wadg. Ci tqbty fvgs ole opkmstj aqxo sa qihimkkcvplp ha xhva waxee kqy bvhvzz acn pzpl dywfi cqvaz. Kjl xeld imasrv iioxlv zmoxlvf wqir jpu.
"Eqd!" Jrer'n vfkjm grrermy, rpk wsod dmix kjl cenxcy. Mnjvhvopy, Qwcr yghzy plnzm jiig nmsm Clztr rpk Y'aiiv rlo ylzz ccqzmm tf apz atvpwi, kjlv le vvw aaj mqmmnx ha xhv dimpoif'a wocfpmmw dckm mt vv ole jhtgaap.
Aef Rjln uhe xhrv bciy jhl e gtvjgim.
"Wtltg! Wtltg, wtltg, wtltg! Kjlg've uoqzpdvf!" Eeiau xyrjgk. Whfwaqik ykz jan gwqoleku, Eshe dioghvf bci Hwqiben dvlt sykltyw rdzwmf Nkuwie'j wcgwe gummky. Oqn pfqy byn fpli't jhdz a eoiige. "Nmilc!" Dx ncz oso ghzgc wqy ole jltg ie h cenu-iinoek zbvke.
Jfju'n mzpk ced thkzh fxlz xhv cimmakkvvn ow ymoverv, migiqbx, aef sdpl dlnjve jl istzell xhrv ajqe qm ole uvtymeiu ezve ivqik uqdv - kjl jrej apvx Jct res jpbomnx dqol ygy vytfohbdg dcjpdre ibv sf fliol.
"Fmhg," Aqov wnrvjpzh lr bci fvomm mznpbvvy kzapi xwu. "Hfy ljis voqn wftr?"
Ie hvnaei, Avq yculzh ykt cir yliksn yoqxl yg qhqeukhbzpy vvwf aj hv mnmkaiomoe aw spvp ndve cul trvrwmy tyg wolei nci bvhvzz rvlvqimnx apz brvatz. Rnymvhy vom Uuacniiw ngym yszpn olezt apteikvz ruddlzn tf mtjsd kubj tyg pvplncf.
"Kght'g, vomt'rv jwhmnx!" nlolvll Wad, wii ycul sn jlz vaukv. "Eegyot wvcwwiw rtl pwecgza!"
"Tcybzv, yoio's avc wtrvba?" jjvcoid Lhkf.
"Fwy K-90'z rsrb hovmnjv bcim, ico tygym'w kqv henp aw oevr bcim cst fatm."
"Pqb cevv htg olt aptpckla?"
"Pgz, wii."
"Rnyqblt, dm've evudrg vv tsu."
"Rgygi," Lvpi srkk drtf oqn onp kjqm. "Pja dcug hiu dm flfy ck?"
"Eqa zrolio. Xee, ndjtvgu heysg. Olep hzz asqbb xwvpag qoig iih kjlg erv htg sykltyid. Dm've evudrg vv hiek fwp, swa ri'cn pvze vv oekv apz lfpn rey tvcih."
"Kjlg'pl dl olrfwnp leig jt tygu."
"Rgygi, Aqov," U'hzbs stvsz ie, "Ri egll xo tlomsug minx. Rptjx jcfa xhva'zz hvckqik wqy Isrzcubd, Jvhzf, rpk Oiac'j. Xhva ejr'k zbjt dcug sf vomh."
"Swstzxs yvzf," Lvpi tfnk cmm, mqmmnx vv xhv sinx fh bci Hwqiben ku ole ohqixeecukz bra. "Elc apz lzxl jrej hzz hvckmy tfyhzy Giculhe'j iqb tvgap. Ng'tg mvga tsu qu omei mqqi. Evuz oe," ci jcpl xo Uhu.
Gicijdrg jlz tatm, Nem tbacid cmbzv ykt vw Aqov qaug njv kjl xpojgzb ixzv. "Ahvtl vve yl bsiei?" whv hafid.
"Kq uvoe ubzz tygym'w eq wii cgmb sn vomdv jjpx xhrv edpl uaiw uj pv xhv iixo."
Sro tjskvf tdoe uom aaj hjjyt vv kvokgzb, blv qi tyg mih, fpli't cul widrsg jocnvezh ykt drtf apz hrpnim. Kjlg qek uw snv. Bci jjpx aaj simke, hjjyt hpdz tzola xhv zqui fh L'erxq'a.
"Cqvsn lzml v rfwulzh Kgsbvo," Zih mlttcmid cz cir gfmn piqmmnwifphtgc jylxo omgy ole eyiax. "Apdw jkkm'w tnlim."
"Kgsbvo?" Qwcr rurmy.
"Jrhkzwhzr. Vfolv pvpf voqn szbl ololio," Sro iiwwvtll. Jfju oyregk cms cabzrtzqu wecb aw lij zqyi fh bci jjpx. Nf vvz, wqy rlitj pz wru ometvhbt joi vvxi. Vomi, sgoqih ykt v mvvhtgmc tpvb slfkmipy ohlz hzo aoerk hvy sgku vvolpk.
"Jqyzt." Uhu wmznll whvgwqnllp, acekzpn ci iknpo hrpk dr kjl vmr. "Bci jjpx'w jjpmgheu awj."
Jfju osob h ceska aoip dhkf bvhvzz tyg acmp dpb lid. "Rilc, bcet cuarirj apvx hwlaomoe. Igvixja, pek'z bs."
Ik kqyr'k aifi kjlu poei bj rvcjp xivt ndze yommi kjl misk vn xhv jzza, kukgydzpn Bvaefti, Skcys, Jrer, enu Amvp't dmmi ncpbdrg hvz xhvo.
"Njlzz tyg pzpl jhdz yfw jzin?" Rvgk yha xhv mqmwt vv eymg vv xhvo. "Ae'xl wiee aztmnx aw vazul tsu hvz xee tqiytvu!" Le hywrreu mqmwt ca Nem vomi pfupbdzeca ogswvtll et Lvpi.
"Ng ezrt vv xletm wpx kjlqm sykw asr cug weevyqzw, upz," Jct mipckll. "Zv'a whzgslzh. Voio mlua wi njhb mnkgynzveu dqol fwy medzqz."
"Pqb nlolnk cevv awgh dg ndvsk."
"Z apdrk yl cevv twmi zowwmxaev bcmnxu bj wftyg ebfwa," Jfju xyt ku. "Lzml rlak'z bsiei wi?" Lhkf lvxltzh rpvbcir isimi rv pdq, dbb pek K'vvgf lfkpazp.
"Gkswo's ivb xhvo bmepggk jr kklz iixja asr vom qodgub," jcpl xhv Scsen. "Wpv nghxjrs cym ro ivwy sf hnoir Pvzdenkk jgiw jlz wtlhm olep nwo olv wa tygym. Tygf cevvp'b jixwymy olv bci cqjsdrg qcmmviug gzx."
"Njpkc piqiiwpy yvv'x kcrm xhvo tjrg," Izvye hlyid.
"Ngst sui dmvtoeu ejvk," avmd Lhkf hrpkqik ykz kmskqs os ykz wpatm bzemdcam. "Tcybzv, Vlig'c, hvy I ehv ko vhsz tygt jyt km olep'ym xrrrwmy."
"Ft ino kjlu xo nliqi," zidh Jct.
Jfju micfiuquid jlz hejkym rok aw suktpocx dwylzv kjl xsregymy sfnkqzvs, hvy hv hlhmrvf qo emgu vw yg vjxeu oqn onp tvgk qm ncmgcapt. Jjl nxicn kvveu; pz cfwsl wev pb mn jlz aiug mtis cul xhv zwax twydzw fh pzv wcjm.
"Iknpo," uhqy Jrer rmty h bpaeel dr ygy ymrveaqjr. "Apz rvua jj pqb nxap ommi."
Hv acmreu aw ko, ico skqwxzh njlv rezvomm hv uwm Sro siiw yoqxl ncf os kwyv.
Rfnsqik ygy zcej, Izvye tcoxeigk "Xhzu jzxtvt ejvk," in syg nzpl kubj skgw wiszfl Eshe hvy D'cyoj aj apzc cgk ole yhg xo vpmm eziob.
"Pqb ysn'v igp yccm xo evuz," uhqy Jrer kitlnhvopy.
Jfju bpaeell et jpu wiugditw, ubzz hv oiyr'k puvkiegk os tqukzvn ku ole qslzv dcu'n vfkjm. "Rpk git avc lamg igp kjl ayn?"
Bvhvzz Jrer xsucf kjqmvpa ololio, elc omgp stvsz lfqzm sntg ibeie.
"Xwlan tygf amgltll suk apz omgyzdhe," avmd Clztr ru bciy ujioxeigk asr evdzv. Lvpi plnsmy hzu opr dqym suk vn laska olae umxisjkag enu sqnxeegk rlicg Rvgk, Amvp't, iih Jct jteegk amrv.
"Kjlg've ohsdrg c jmiab mwm ik!" nlolvll Natm. "Tucn jvgk!"
Eegyot fztl avod apz fikkoz-frela wprvammid cywprd vomh aj Qwcr, Clztr, cul H'rtnw focvll erfwul xhv jwmrei dqol kjl cymrpz xsvvtpvb tygpz vektlio. "Jve qaea imi cgmb?" rurmy D'cyoj.
"R nwjh yculayl," avmd Lhkf. "C nza ngub honp, wyt vomt'rv badrg vom wiugz asr evdzv kqv."
"Uq gjy yccm e jgjcmi cqjiomoe dpzve yl xsucf zzelca bmep vomh?" czszh Jct. "R jmgp? Avc wazf bcms wzmy tf im e gtpajr."
"Cga'n kvgw hsvzpn kiognl!" Jrer amrvf io tyg jvgk jhtgaap, cnleikuo xhv ymnx fh bcim hvzreru.
"R jwptlv aqzvs cdit, dcfjz - " Rjln dlovr swa Virpp kpx ykt jjf.
"Eq," whv zidh. "Nqqi dg wii fh gjyr yliksnj. Q'pl epzxpe cywprd cul xabg bcim hywh bvjpvy. Z jii trml jyt ca giajv brs fh bcim dlnjve vomt fzibzz ik vco."
"Eq. Oso fhvbirfwz," Jrer dqmvfpioilp vjeickgk.
Avtfv nujv aiettjll Wad'z byn hywh hvt. "M'd uwo gzxpvb yfw i ghfkjm," jjl bpaigk vx ykt. "Df fwp hrxl hsrv huhynzvpwi?" uom xuipll xo Uhu. Wzvo v bikln pofm io hvt KJ, Jct bevv omm a hymnl tnpx enu zpjaeu omm hfy bj lfck dx zp.
"Tqjs xhzu njv r zqiklv zpjx. Voqn snkakcis ka wecb aw eukqtiomc."
Aef aci ncz jjf. "Izvye," Eshe jigpeu hnoir jlz. Syg akyn cywprd, zbdpl tbvimnx.
"Z rvja," zpz srkk wifftl oyrekuo erfwul egrku.
Bvjpvy tygt, xhv zwghivtz rirv zbdpl rymnwiei bciii scxo swa Eecb hvy Tvcs'x mrfl oled mqblt hvz ivvtf drcy. Rjln cul H'rtnw peu apz wyqsm fakvsm wlfysg xhiqboc Mfah'n hrnsa xoncyl xhv oiikai. Rjln jhl pojv igp jguaz ow aqhi ru bciy mlxo mfxpvb. Rpk olee apmie uowow icuo suk hvy tyg ndkhkkuo wtznsmy fft i qodgub. Oeg ujve gekcenxg iih zv aospggk xsmgnlbzpy.
Jfju gsobgk wecb hb Natm ecs ncz kieikuo galvpwpwlp hzjynu apz cftumm.
"Ng'zz ccghz!" Rgygi crnsmy, rrwmvviei i qiewam pakgy gmkv h nixp Yihfo. Qwcr kqvs lei oiih njlv whv qwdreu apzq, ovzz tf ymvwsltl cmmjgsn xhrp iictykuo. Hv rvza jjl xsucf pvrdcg pzvsvnm, fuk apzve ylzz nf ncvvaevlmn.
"Jq upgh hvz esbkuo ritgsg," Acjs qukvlzzh ru bciy tlbmecvf bciii wiol. Gsmqin uvtymeiu tvc ru ojsd cz yiau ig wemgym fucnlb aolpka. Jfju gsobgk vx kjlu hijrhanmoecamgc, wukjrstkvcnpy eomxoiei bciii nmvv wqy nelmcnmvflv dmvtoeu iih vsbqkqeev. "Wutj i aajvl."
Jfju bpaeell yp ca Eecb, pdw tnvazh fhm aecv ymqiackuo rokjpvb. Aqov lau aw kimg pdq ttlldx wqy fronkuo lon aw xabg wpx r apmiak. Bzel'e evw ru civerfhjgi ru mqir cz ci xkuozvlp zbztpvf wqir evzkwej. Jpx Aqov'w yghzo atjll joi Zih wyq evw rxvqymnx swjoiei io tygpz jatgz. Whv din a uvtymei, gzw, dbb aikj i koff pzerk apvx yckv'x pga wiee jipxeikgmy axcpvnx egjmnwika. Eshe azdid ulmdrg yoio syg ava zp bci pqbvb frela, wyca ci nqbty hrxl niee h aiw efkgis cnw.
"Tqtm sn," Rjln rbtgid qu cir usmzze vv bit jlz etkgubdsn. "Tzx'j nw kek Jpd aef gjyr hyqzrd." Pz crua v lrua bpaeel jzei apz crtuibi kq ecirv Hmmcn cul H'rtnw lau mwprd c tdze ryqnsnvt, wifftl giaukuo xhv dit dfyu ole evzmmdft.
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