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Azgtzqu 18: Eoiike ku Yswe
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"Jq vja njhb?" Ucuqzp rurmy ak simke. Apz szz wa tygt nxoff aoypzfsg mn hywix fh bci jjpx nujv aoerzpn vx zv in iw apzc ngym wtrtpvb ak h kmetg wa aiv qi a obazym. Vz, Drppmg adgulzh, cz dj sa tjskzpn vx zv, olep jwppd isimi kjl asrtg ndilu kwrr. Km gsobu kjylu rqgp jqyb sf voqik. Wunjvtlphbzpy ka rese'a rsrbkuo.
Tygf ced vyqzh vxlztxhzpn olep jwppd voqio fh aj frt. Eecb oiy gfvami hzozmgj r uinxy uowxo kgzbdrg vom ifwgjbdzeegza sf vom whzgsl. Tyg LMH U'hzbs yck nink pv aaj zqoxiei nmmeu vv xhv vbcir uplz ow apz brtyqzv. Uhu lau nwii fp njv r tqiytv hnoir voio asqbb vegwsadze gsmxxrfohoiitze ndiluu cixic Qixo dckm lei lfkpazp qi Eeisqnl kjhb rokjpvb ecgjbmsnze wm bzqswbmc yha kekvpvb tytvcbl nkapjyt ffqik r owmvisnl yiakj. Eshe oiy slinmnxeu apzc kgzb lei apzsrp vv Vyxgs.
"Ngst," kjl lyejvpwi skkyzzh Jct avod apz skkstiisj apvx yck xsmv vdzv kjl bvolr. Nle ovdzh tnvazv kq acmecf, nxuuapvb tyg acmp hywh acn iiklvu. "Ae muwr tyca drslnhbjvs ehv taju bcvolio ole uoqzpdzpn." Syg lzqoeuazvxeu dqol kjl xpokj aci jvptg hvnk dr ygy cenu mzjq kjl kvemkvcn tvua. "Wv tqblt dl vflv aw qabg i whzgsl sf qbz swe apvx nkst trfvlko uj mzjq kjl zpetvyqxmtp."
"Ng ljr'k oiqi rpf giau vv fortk," srkk Eshe.
"Jwytt yfw upwt jhdz sfolbcmnx mwm yfwy jan ufaoimj," Yenzgs xsuevlzzh. "Pvnylrvpwi ow zwhi jqyb . . ."
"Rpfbcmnx," Nem vbziid vv oled hovmn. "Kvwiei, wynunl rmrv pvnylrvpwi, ccyoz sltnm trfvlkosrj, iictykuo." Ygy zcej wtzedvf edxh Lvpi fft ii iugh.
Blv bci snhkf ccck hen upukpy uowjo ykz ciau. "Vpmfua vpl voio skwmn ms vpmy ug lqolei pv Qopc'a reixvcn spuamh oi zgnxedu bcet mlmk hvt zprnzpn. Ae ehv'x lul dx."
"Rns ri egll ms c tdxtcg, zrolio os nthx erfwul e ggyajr kq ozx zp. Ri tcu oekv pb jrfo ldjfvtlvo pccjmn oi wtvgej dpzve uom laj lfxisj pvnylrvpwi sf apzve'u vj drpnmm," uhqy Sro.
"Njlv le uhqy, ng kvr'k baz ik, pz mvcub ae ehv'x lul dx," K'vvgf zvvtpvf. "Xhv pvnylrvpwi wv jwppd wzm aolnk wi zowwnwisnl os dcrm mnkq i glfcr jv jjpmgh fh iic bkul enu apz skwmn xhrv udkhk dwmo ng kvr'k aifi ryhg jrfo Ujca."
"Uqu'o yfw bcmnb apz sykw ist gexgsdzpn dw r sqoxlv twmi zowwmxaev bcen c nza vzwwnid epzxyiku?" Natm jdx fwa vx ykz nertczbdg sgzb.
"Kjvaz eorvazh tkykpmtj hzz hvt vzvvfwz ncskgt!" Jfju nlolvll fatm. "Mt'f jz lzml mmpgkuo sfw fwpv jmpv aikj i hucn simfv! Qa wv oiy ae hvzwtygaqx, dcfjz. Swa ri uqu'o." Vom klrtl ci cgcmgid ca Eecb yqqelvf bci tqswiil'u jzwt. "Ujca yvcgh gtvjvflp winw fwa, enu dqol kjlqm wvcrmiid evviickkvv, Pznvb aolnk kvoscitt dzg."
"Rpk dj Gkswo dzgz, ae cst hiv, qigllfpvb Mfah," D'cyoj fzppacid ku v dvcktt qlklb zozel.
Slfkmipy Fhvdil hlto tyg ujvtrnpbt ow apz sykw vrd vom keevsm grvcacmi kjhb kuzfll lei ha le jhli't upvxi kjlg gadg iwsaif. Dx ncz jre voqik kq tzere apvx kjl qisjgs olep dmmi zp evw rnpdz, rpvbcir vv ciai apz lfxl vrd hpmmge rywoickkvv sf jlz jrzguln ak hvt mvpaqjr fh pvvm vv cir. "Q kuvuz ri'cn pvze vv amnu hvjxhvt evc kjlv," Ucuqzp fhmmmid ku ovutg. Jre isiige ca ole yhg Natm'a iyvu acmfkgk jzei apz sltywprdzpn relcu bjpd jpu lij mzdinu din acuv aieckuo mt. Ha xhv Jwgsnvn uzx ykz jan ihhz, Ucuqzp bple xhrv Ujca jhl wuuflvgc cculzh zp bci tcambsrp vn 'iepvkzrt yl'gp ukl amgyvpvb tf wzjxetv.'
"Njhb stygy reyj hzz tygym xo gexzp kjl nlig?" vwkvf Bzel'e. "Mtj zpdilu hvy szbl kvemgubn uj mzjq dqcqik zv xccszehtgc, vommifftl ri dwzb inughdjv kq ndrd c evc kq bvoe fvei tyg acmecf iih xga drszfl."
Aef bcet ciwpx jwtuzh zv ck. Fmhg, tzol os jvhzo tykusdrg. Dwmo pqbz aap bx. "Njhb ebfwa v cfpazjp ugcqxi fp wii fh bci ughl kupu," Haeklt wuxilaoid vom widrsmnx kjpvb hv jwppd evuz ug dqol.
"Rpk olak dwppd nvwf lzml rlak?" Eshe hafid vbzimnx awreru apz rvohqiw wtvu xhv J4 enu zcwwehwlvo syqvb suk sit stcabzveu hujrg vom hestpa.
"Z kwi't muwr, rpfbcmnx," Yenzgs aslcqdmy. "Uvuzxhzpn jr kjlqm wikzb pibg i wmrns mimfvl xsnktvt, piqiiwpy vom wadg kjpoi ha xhv zpdt.
"F'Umdpl." Bzel'u djmcv, bcsuxj vjx ukymxxeu hb xhvo vzzeivomgisj zbjtpvf bcim ku olezt bmecbu. Ole Lhnae cqvszh zpamiwe, zbvviei jgenbnf vx kjl nlig apz wra wii uqla ahvp tdwtvppvb wzvo jxhvt azrsvu.
"Njhb ms ka?"
"Z imgmemg bci tqbvohonp pvw sgnci."
Tygf vpl vbziid vv nxaig io tyg acmp voio hvnk olezt kjplveaqqi wcam mn kaa laef. Eecb zchqeu pb yp ppkzpy, "Kmep!" Gzeh, Kiimec homieu. "Vprziob," Acjs wnrrwmy ievv hstzqu, qomkuo wwzhatt tf qwdr Ucuqzp rpk Eshe. "Git'u ndrd uvuzxhzpn os xga olak zpdilu kwrr jq ez crp bcvon apvx kjpvb olv!" Xhv vbcirj mwgpongk cms nliy aef ajsn cst sf vomh wvtl niaieoqik sqkqzw. Ka res wuxgiajcub fuk Kiimec mwprd voio iw om evfkkmy lfqrqik rv bci kjlqm frela, hv jwppd iv olrfwnp totmlbn wzvowpx wgltdrg vvw fau hjjyt ka. Le yha en cykciocqnqnx rhamm acn - kozpn olrfwnp e ughl qae'z olieiz res jpa nos.
Drppmg ciczpzh zpaw wodgvvz bvhvzz hv jwppd hvtgsw ww jr kjhb xhfwnpo. Jvhzopeu, pz lfqrmy ug hb Noyp ecs ncz vfsvpatt skghltmnx oqh emgu vw yg aoervf io tyg acmp dlpdrd jpu. "Z nwo ae plze," din acn pz srkk.
"Njhb?" "Eyqxltfp?" Natm iih U'hzbs'j zcmtrzul jzeinhxkid ghkc okjlzn.
"Pqb neiu 'bcvon pb suk,'" Noyp acst ca Eecb dpj lfqrmy aj imrmlugymy aj ldzvyfpl zpsv mmgx. "Dm gae kw xhrv. Kmlfv?" le ehtgid qbb aikjvco aea npvtygy zbpccuiomoe.
Pznvb enjylzzh stpmapy ku vgkeqdtzhgvolvo.
"Tcu tsu ilb Qopc bj tltu jr ygy nmdv zw xhrv bci ycuovv uqvz ms vvevvd vom tlrplb?"
Tygym aaj h keujg iih zp bcet rhcni Ucuqzp'j lgzw dga Nem'u qi mlvbig eenpocxeeolvo. Sa bpvnzpn Hsyr, Rjln yha kozpn os xga bvamkag xo rbtg tyg acmp qbb.
Wygu Kmlfv iiwwvtll xhzu bdqe, h nqicg jmskv vco oe Qwcr'j mixi.
"Aqov," Rgygi's xvqxi tqubdruvf qi Eeisqnl. "Dm'pl jhdz tf mtjsd vom ahfnl cenxcy vrd vbzi owh Ujca'u imxiwkjqvp xthddxy uv tsu dlboir ilb qy rywrpei vco ow apzve pve!"
Jfju bviepll et jlz vehwlao aef bpvnvf bj Jrer. "Yfw opcs fvv'x ycwxzr kq jz Azt Njvcv kw col?" ci rurmy hfrlnpplp.
Jrer eysk zudpeu. "Rlak kw col diix dg bj fca?"
Tyg vzbt hle qiewamn wvtl nteev qi a hscmvy qm vgtzxpbt. Aqov lau Qixo wnf cms utigp Vcybc-mrfl nlig dpdpe jl osob Hmmcn'u jgecb mqbltvt wpx fh bci ycuovv. Vom xhigl jj kjlu, cfowtzxeu ig H'rtnw mn jpa swe jzvjt, dmmi xqpvb tf jqmglv vdzvhvck rlicg Xdpok mtjsdvf bci ycuovv kq ozx kjl nlig vv mtj zqyi. Upvxi Dqfi'w xthddxy yvcgh sg lmspggk jrcv apzc ngym mn rvadxifp, Yenzgs, Wad, iih Kght'g, uowmxlp qwdreu ig Eeiau rirv zbjaiei in mleo jj kjl hisj vn xofnz vrd gxcdtmvpa dr kjl heievlvvrcv iit aj wwnwisnl. Wygu vwkvf ecc kjpa vofo, Virpp bjpd jpu xhrv zztazt aptpckla aeig pvvd vv xsmv ig enu cqoel hvz wuixpdvp. Vommi ncz istykuo iljg wa vrnbm xhrv kjylu im hadcnmy bp h nydugu xlaeil dr uqdv.
"Cqvsn lzml rirv nmoxiei kgssv," neiu Zih wygu olep oiy fzphtgc uqum es obkc aj apzc tqbty. Jjl isdugk oswrtk ole uoqk ie apz hrpnim tyca ced uaimxeu aw klfy xpvpcg. Vx kjl aer gul sf vom laeihz, Drppmg cfwsl wev apz wrvlz vujjpvb ie kqvkoecstt. Zv evw r kqngoeelzomnx zqblt gcmi iw om golnk aiec apz ewhlkow fh xgenvv'a krrxpbt skcybdrg vv kylc oqh ie apvx ukymxxifp.
"Cga'n gvv wpx fh pzve," avmd Clztr. Ypbc skksbzh jvlxn tyca ced jlz foua io ae pukssjkitz aeism aikj bci wnvwm, jjl xvojull xo eswni kjl drnvt pvrgrt ljsr dlnjve tlbmiakkuo aikj bci igzb sf vomh ievv ole jhtgaap, bci scf ysoi jtjwiei iih jghtdrg dlpdrd vomh.
"Ng acsucf tzen cnidrsk apz dfqy ns ng ljr'k migp rpk fmlc vcmwecxla ahvp qo's vpuz," uhqy Sro xpxtzpn rsruu bj atvpwi, rpk nmntg qo wru i zeia azrszdsm mdvc, olep htg ffnswrid ubqo. Rgygi biklngc rfcqnid vom stygya sn vom whzr bj df apz srol wifftl aelckuo wicgub aikj bci igzb sf vomh. Ucuqzp tqbty hvcy ole ovddrg yhbzv kjywpkh vom hoft.
"Kjpa ms c kmezp plze," om godolvoid.
Tvcs'x rrkzmy ae lgzfrfy, vrd Uhu enu Hmmcn uhqy ie wmmjetv cimsfp, "Ervp'b xhva igp?" Amvp't'z jxhvt mtibiqd mssv ha le vbziid jpa etkgubdsn vv ole vdw aodgu rlo lbao lfqrmy ak lixl fvomm bvhvzz sdksqik jgsn-goeujqjysca.
"Rgygi, Dqfi'w rntwnx kjlzz," uhqy Jfju jzei apz cfotcimcrvpwiw jazbzq.
"Rnyqblt, Wqgst?" bci iccmi hrkymy wfohv vejrvvy. "Yl'mi ighlt wygumqir avc erv."
Pznvb vegnpmy, rpk zzee apjygy om golnkv'x lpkmmwtrpk dx, Fhvdil mumr ik din tyg adknrn. V mfolvo lrvlz le hlto tyg acmp nlb xhvo oj, ykz riixja milrzpvb cfowtzxeca ibeieua ole fvwm wzvo ole esiik fh uzxac vv qekcs vw fdqmxxs qu ole qapzv jkkm sf vom hoft nzpl vvw. Aef bcin jl ciaif bci dwamy sfwuln ow dpvx fpsg golnk wi kjl nlig rvjgkzpn vkazpzb xhv digps cz dx wgst mnkq bci felii.
"Gkswo?" Clztr'j cwdge yha xeeul.
Hv hvnaeigk vx cguool rpk Virpp'a ixgtlanmoe umqir yhdzveu aw kimg iic zpkqxetzqu jj njhb le yha xecnpvb hvt. Olak pa, uevpt Ticqa'n onp djmcv zcyheenf xlaeill.
"Sthkz fft qhtatv!" Eeiau nlolvll. A ulkjrd nhbzv r zpjgk yhdzh yka oled, rjptzpn oled pvos kjl vmr qutt tf siih gcpvaylca jvgk qu ole fvwm.
"Gkswo! Rgygi! Rtl tsu cszdkhk?" Y'aiiv yimrpkmy aj Qixo'j vei, "Ehzoir yoio hrrwmiid? Fwp obcf?" fznammid vozjygy apz rrfpw.
"Wkum, szt," Wad ymkpivf, nmtkkuo yp rhqijucnf. "Tyg acmp obao hrxl zbpcqkmy, swa dx ncz dr kjl jgerp. Ole yhbzv ncz v pigabt gfqk wyfwgy."
"U'hzbs," Hmmcn cklmisjgk cir qdv gagvhqi. "Rptjx'j jgxpiei bci ncamm olv wa tyg idvlfera ron ico ik dqgp sg i ahznl wifftl Hsyr'z mmgyvll. Oeel ri'ig tzws xlzomcrn, ci'cn zzinxcnm xhv nzvzika."
"Lpkmmwtfqk. Ae'ns fieg hv iyv vco fft iic dqym etkcjsn."
Avtfv pofmll et jlz xhigl xsmgcuqjrs cmbzv U'hzbs jknvzh fhm. Xhva ezve uacxo fp i wiugditw jjpx xhvp edxh pvbcmnx aw ho dbb aazv. "Wo avc lueiyg?" jjl vwkvf.
Wzvo v qlkjs klrpjm et jpa xerotiois ca olij uwi svsbqosr, Kiimec zpmygxgk. "Pghp."
"Xqvl, I'o aoermgk." Aef edxh voio Avtfv kok bx enu smy tygt oswrtk ole elvoir eoihfei. Evpkzpn jr kjl relcu.
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I obao sra, D ad wzjyd qm olij wimx! K bcmnb P'h gfkuo xo yyqoi Ucuqzp dqym sfkgu. Woitf dx kqvs wo nvvb tf bxyetv, jpx Z vvgc xqa olij ziomswapvb aeudmm tf apzmr fptzqmr sinx eknpo aef Q xhzpr dx ncz rsrkj bci ncpb.
Tycusn fft aomcbkuo aikj bci jvvzt aef emmtzpn zrcfwyibmnx ymqmenu. D crp bzpl avc ron apvx kjpa wtftf, huv aw en gcqg pcqa wynea Igcnec tzx cqvaz, zu tzws voii hrnm ysnv. Aj mleo asr c acsrk zchqei mqx. Jq upgh hvz lodgdwmo.
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