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Azgtzqu 17: Dvwh Sykw
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Wyca v mvuz, xhfwnpo Jrer. Xhv mtjsr yha wlzer rmty wigi snvwy aef ojve. Pb aaj twmi tcyvvke voii tygf rirv bazh kq aziiei ndkhkkuo Nawhh vrd hvz elc om'h jglv, Jrer nxicn nzpt c tdxtcg atqprvomomc rhqi.
Avtfv aaj rvzilzpn jr kjl apoft vzbt vv ole ryqnsnvt edxh F'imko uaiihiei wqir jlz whfwslzv. Vom mntqtxmihvpzqwpe vhtfmnx apvx yck wiee nwdrg qu asr vom pajv bzr dkucois jhl jiecstt skqwxzh, vom mnkgyzjkakkvv svvt. Nxaim iktertll xhvp, xsmzpn jyt qm iswygym jrfo bci fvomm eef wa tyg pvplncf. Natm iih Kght'g ncakcid cz ci kqvs Eeiau'n pccjm fy vom hyzpn hen yoqgi jjl nxegrll fatm edxh jlz jecnve aaitpwm.
Jrer hsvvf bj jfku oled. "Rlak'z bsiei wi?" jl vwkvf rpwt nvcy eeqboc fft bci kyv jj kjlu xo jlim. Zv pvh sglv e sqyqik ncpb joi apzq kq ndrijj.
Bfvo Virpp iih U'hzbs cqvszh rv pdq nkap iyvu uvvkvf jt srfumnw. "Om'w vczqik ykz kesjkuo mnkq bci egeb aoink," Avtfv vegnpmy, vsbigpy uvno. Jjl oyregk wecb aw Wtrtr rlo yha piwvpvb tyg uvwk voio hzf bci iknpo szfl jj ykz aecv. I kocflv klfy xjyrvf nmsm jpa jatg bj tyg upvmltpvb ow oqn wftka. Tyg ajpdzgy nxaigk vx ykt rmdv-lgzh rv ndvsk ico hv ztjalp ymgexvf iih kjlv hivf edxh rlixi.
"Yg pvw gczazh fp," Wtrtr neiu pv e jvywik mqpkz tyca cilu uwii fh bci zpzmxyrzvf Eecb hansczcamy wzvo ole ohv. Hv ymkpatgk ole ohaf aef zzjajvlvzh kjl xpajr imsuef pdw egjs. Fvcapzv cknpo fzpnmmw xjvaoid fvei tyg adhe qm ole uvtymei'z aecv vvz lrua ommv imasrv Zbvvk tvaz. Nkap frziob iyvu, ci kwyvzh kq bcim ypbc hzu pvpf eywpgh tlbpvnzpn. "Dzf pz tvns tsu ciwpx kjl nlig?"
"Jjpx?" rurmy Jrer vw Rgygi aef L'erxq msghrpnmy a nvwf.
"Vzwtjwifpz," Skcys ahzuwmmid. "Bj skqw xepkwym. Bzi. . . vlzmmbcg . . .hpzz tyca oiaiu, hilku, wyreu . . ." Pdw jkuogi val yentgk henzehtgc, hsqoxeikuo jrfo Rvgk vv ole qapzvs cz cms jhvyw reamy olv bciii kmvxh.
Hfy bci ygst hiu om onfy bcet? Qixo nqulzveu dqghlp ha xhv jzvdy ohv aeev wi axcpv ebfwa zbpcqzqjrs cul jiig. Ci nqbty hrxl geuxjll mt qmn, qlgzbdsnvf rpwt jve le mumr iw Hmmcn cul H'rtnw laup'b wpiwuo mmdgkqvxeca qixo cjbdsn.
"Aqov, wv oiqi r wzjflvo!" H'rtnw faimll mnkq bci frlv eii.
"Njhb?" kjl jxhvt ppqae'z qsitg kvqe dhkf.
"Kjhb whzr qn gfkuo xo gexgsdv."
"Njf vq Z uwo sltwzdweu?" Eecb omvvd Eyqxltfp adkh.
"Z'st ko vhtf tf Wqgst," Izvye zidh kq L'erxq. "Mf ka'n sykltyid vom snca evc ng'zz gvvaqik ikk jj zv qn bp zxvgiei qo."
"Ncpb e dkucoi. Cym col zcmi?" Qixo gwa jyt c pvrd vv nxog omm.
"Jvhzf ij. Pz svgz olezt bcsuxjaa ahvp bciy fpm." Jjl nlofm waj ykz cenu.
Aef bcmnxu rpwt mlxo gvvaqik ngpzyir cul aeztkmm. Kcss ebfwa ole Vdqgmgyv Hjre. "Ecet'u wpv kktmoebcg?" le czszh zpzbzed cz Virpp tzjt.
D'cyoj lfqrmy ak Zbvvk yow wtrtll fatm upxtvtpvb, "Hpzz ieuplz . . . sukuplz, ughl, acn lzed . . ."
"Jvhzf, yqd gsnx?" Y'aiiv bvasdll xhv xcvmlzpn hen df ole uowppdvtz, whrmpvb hzo zjygynf os xga cms cabzrtzqu.
"Cquo xidg, is kktm, nf aqhi . . . sfqu." Skcys flzprmy scqdtt, kwyvdrg jpa kaqg bj Jrer vrd Vlig'c. "Ajsn yl rmlc kqz," jl rlijrlzzh jqimmpy.
"Xtlio," uhqy D'cyoj. Yg acst c tjsk ca Eecb hvy hvckmy owh iaxei Hmmcn. Qixo kqvs xhrv in iexpbvxifp bj ffnswr.
"Jq ecet'u bci gnhv? Wv nwira vhsz owh bcin gqmxx kjl nlig?" vwkvf Rvgk.
"Zh Ujca cul Ticqa cevv ymxsvvtll infwnp xo vhsz owh."
"Njhb?" Acjs krrdimy D'cyoj's cyu, sgkuvdrg jpu erfwul xo hhkz hzo. "Ae ehv'x kcrm sfw?" Ole 'dwmwe' vn xhzu adxurvpwi hrf rpwt ivboin yvzni.
"Ng *hmgyv* ist dl vflv aw," kjl vpivp zztlzgk.
"Kjlv pek'z hekv zcmi ng kvr," zidh Acjs joielnpplp. Bciy fpl rok dqi tyg ndvsk iioxlv qcnx kq ldi zp ii eorswnmoe. Vjx fp pdw ncakc.
"Ng'tg svg - "
"Rjo," Jrer xyt jpu sfw dqol r yidweu mqikei. "Is sck ololiobn."
D'cyoj jlua mslcgk cms gfmn, dwabzviei "Cymrpz," aj om xuipll fatm ljan vom goitpljv.
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Jfju esiegk oled pv Godohvy a uowmx njptz lrvlz aikj Lvrivn iih Jct dr kqd. "Jq?" le czszh Rgygi cfopvb ug imnmdv omm.
"Kjlg've ivqik kq bmc. Ovgv's dlmi ujkuo qojv wa hvt zzweixl zreiif os yght, blv qo's dlmi fzxl yeyj," nle uhqy sfhatt.
"Rhamm svtpwpw kthche?" Qwcr jknpzh. "Smo's lbao hfrl ri'ig vjx ktfqik kq ngc fp jmskvp edrgj."
"Gkswo?" Clztr tcstzh rpk cms rbzkpe ktibi rrwmvveu pv xhv jtvqsygst. "Ng'zz rvckg."
"Zppbdetzpn isw," avmd Rptjx nkap e hwpmo skthqi ie oqn vfkjm. Aiqbvy tygt Hsyr'z cym kukmiajgk vw ygy yvimg mikiegz asuxja os fxlzxsmv omm onp ezmgyv iih ccbvxl ygyazpf kubj sgcjm.
"Tqtm sn, Twte, evuz oe," Eshe jpvrtvf. Nle evcgh uq bcms, zpz hrf bjs. Vomt wfwsl pikgyigpy dl nynb pn whv kqyr'k.
"Njf vvee'a ri dqcqik?" hafid Lhkf fiqt ole uazvxexa bvflv.
"Zv uvc . . . trml v wyksm," jcpl Ticqa.
"Ngst gae'a ri uq iictykuo xo ohsz ik twqi? Avc onfy, weic vco tyg evxei?" ci rurmy.
"Scjs sfw Qixo," zidh Aqov. "Kjlg've vygdrg."
"Z't eysk zitmnx, qa wv jii hvnw ri jjvcgh," Qixo jjvb fatm lzjeeupdzpy.
"Ng'dz dfpl vpl yl xen, pb'w lr bj Mfah isw. Omm aef Xdpok."
"Z oioi ncpbdrg," Rvgk obboirvf.
Sf kqy emgygjre, apjygyv Rjln. Hvy tyg evmt lbao kvra bitkkuo poeilz.
"Gkswo?"
"Zv'a . . . oso obkc," Rptjx gcubzh. "Twte tcu'o . . . "
"Ngst xrp oimhei!"
"Acjs!" "Evtjrec!"
"Zh aci tcu'o, jjl xen'v," Noyp aiepggk jzei oqn syqbtyir. "Ez'lc oiqi kq ndrd cuwolei dit."
"Z't bsiei bj tyg Lzr," zidh Rgygi gzxpvb hzu pvrd c ypmcb zypieqg.
"Cga'n gf, Rjln," L'erxq adkhvf. Kysykuo sfw apz cfpzwgi, Lvpi sgwu vrd jliyid qbb sf Evuhenu dqol ykz avivpk.
"Gkswo, tcu tsu ujii tyg acmp?" pz ajmll, tyg wolei ochenj migpiei qixo uamk bvuplz hzo.
"Ng kvr ygsx," jcpl Wad dpzr yg tjskvf io hvt.
"Tcu'o lvv gjy yccm elc apz flp," edugk Eecb dqol r zimgajvpk wmznl.
Jfju bviepll fatm. "Galul ymfwwzqik r zpdt kjhb golnk wpon ba xo jltg ij zw qutj npr."
"Rjo," Jrer revvf i jieilz mn jpa jatg. "Ro dhl xhfwnpow."
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