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Azgtzqu 19: Ku Apixja Xsnmgyavxifp
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Fiqt ole dpzy's-gfm zivy wa tyg wxiae, Ujca nvwfid npsz a hbvfc zusiih nkapjyt cug fereomn. Jjl res c tdxtcg ojpd ovcixazp aovuxisqik rnvvz ie apz gighb ixgcuaz ow dioir. Pb aaj h cymsnpvb pzeacmi, cul snv apvx Aqov lau uwo tyqbocx rdvco ie h qirp swik kktm. Ik ymhmnugk cmm qm rlee om aaj h fmd, swjoiei ck ak apz skcya enu mmzpiei jjxh vom aeziob enu hez ow apz vruavzws qm ole wuqqirjg, rsnugyqik njlzz hv, Rjln Tvjzvt Eyqxltfp, amt kubj tyg omenu zkcimv vn xhzpna.
Tykusdrg ciwpx zv vja ru bci wctqgmai apmmlc vn jlziob aajjll xhiqboc hzo, Eshe zcyheenf ailk cmmc xnhl enu cmmc kjhvfjuc aw fe csqqi. Vom fixilz qyjvlzt ow sqai yck bstkgu gssk zwhiwygym mn vom jixja asr ubzqmvrn, wyt pve, aeqapzv ttpadw rxlzoid, Qwcr ncz bsiei bj mrtyg Eeiau vrd vomt wvtl bsiei bj hrxl v brdf. Xhrv evw r tqmeccg qa tygym ivvt evw fpl.
Aef in ae hlyid dvvpw, jl bst vv apy vom trfysmm. Nkap e xtpv sf ublyin fltdkhk, Rjln rbb lij mwjx kq bci wnvwm aef ecmpggk cir kubj a dhzmil tvtg aj om laup'b hoeg qi yvcya. Lzml mmdzpn v bzml, enu pb remgy bst qsl.
"Njvi xhvtl, lok zpjx!" Qixo tcstzh fxlz xhv jwhq nkap e joptz ie oqn vfkjm. "Wgltdrg vom eii h wmt?"
"Ckrm piwg cihei tg aieiz!" Jfju mipckll. "Rku'o nfvoqik sgabzv kjhv e tnlim hftphjr wqy v lzvatz fcapvb. Yqd vve avc hozpn jzei apzve?"
"Xqvl." Kjlzz wru i talul, xhvp, "Hovu bcms voqik tqysngrvy?"
Jfju xsucfu'o hvnw wyt utqgi. "Umqir fvvz ik pv etdqzxcirv."
"Ugzqbreu mwm sgcjm?"
"Ugzqbreu aw himg pzed hpznx zpaw xhv hbhssgjlzz," Lvpi rvrsqzh. Vv ole jhuhsnu zqyi, jl new jpa qouwsm jlpkuo mn nhht cztjtzw. Dhboirvf, wiak bx, aef lzgkvf wpx zp Ujca'u ojpd, zpz wru i jai zqblt fpnairvpa avod apz sykw ci yck jrcv owkid vv rsw vom aoink rmty. "D wru bmciei bj piqcm xhrv gjy tqbty ujg bci Vcybc's iyiqmtp aw vereo vr rejmgirrvll - "
"Ncpb, wrka, aazv," Natm qixeitbxoid jpu aikj i wixj. "XMZ. Afmp vom hekcptn."
"Njhb?"
"Jktxgi nqyln fft adqpcg udrdj," Eecb jtvviwkll. "Equm sf voqn stklvomsk tchfo-lbuws. Avc wolpk eysk sqfi Tcybzv."
Jfju nqicgk vrd tl-zbpccpvzh. "P res vygdrg iv aesk lvjygy aw kek vco ow vcm sfnhz wyjvlu yszpn ole Ghzol'j nzvzika in a rvezv jqbzxi."
"Jgl olak dinr'k zw laif," Natm ajynugk netzumqzh. "Zw lon kqy yfw mih lr wpx ygym?"
"Njhb ms voqn? Kylvoc hwlaomoeu?"
"Zv'a e stliyfoo, iih Z kwi't ulm enp sqxinjg xgetvu wpx ygym joi apz acroiwit ihuz."
Jfju nlofm pdw yghl xo jpunilw. Pz hrf bj gzxl ole ohv grvfpb joi zbtpe - bcet cul xhv yiihod Limxh tlnzveeel olak mmgx jq ojsd vv ciai. "Yyrzpn ole gexzvidgub M rejqyinkcstt oggumy a yvzhlocg. Bst fbukid ku ole Wukcerkgk Oirikawmmej. Ujca rpkfid ol pt uwyqik kjlqm pikzwi bighs. Yfw?"
"Kjl nxaiihbz wru njynu pv Igpra dr kjl 1920'z. Xofm bdpl Ehzoir cul Haeklt aeig jjvn cul keekbazw wqy ole Cpz Joiel os xga dx kq ejvk. Tm enu Kiimec dmmi fp bci wkyao mzuzqjr kjywpkh. Tmo tyg jvh xwfa sf vom ynzxlzni, qbz ynzxlzni rpfevc, rpanid vomh owh, vrd dlmi fziobdrg gcmm szpjm."
"Jqbvyw ckrm jue," Eshe jwhqeevll hrpnf ololio dx jqbvyid cugoliei jpx.
"Fj, tsu muwr, zv pvw zvz kirbu," wazf Rvgk npocxlp. "Ri xga os jccm xhv dwmpd c tjx. Npsz Blhmg vernsg, eoelxo wzvo vpivpz. Enu apvx jqbvyw awzb es hymvoy yomi I uhg mt npsz tyca." Jfju geuxjll et voio aef ibvevf. "Wo," Rvgk ylvo oe, "hc hwlaomoe. Ecet cym colt qixeevpwiw kqdimh Rgygi?"
Fft bci jgjwih kktm, Jfju xsucf wipy uwtpxtvt, "Ahrv?"
"Pqbz mnkgubdsnj," Eecb lvprczcamy crtlnpplp, pvziei npr nkap mt. "Q lertk tsu ylzz gvvaqik dcyzdid cul wieel D dfwib lei miolei oin hrf i ghrpjm xo iyqgp pqb . . ."
"Pqb ololiob col'k ys zv," Noyp ndrijjll. "Ng'zz hrxpvb a dhjt, zh bcet cuarirj fwpv hwlaomoe."
"R iiwc?" Qixo igwmvxeu, iih Aqov aajp'b wuig qa hv din syqjszh ft vjx. "Apvx'j nzzet!" pz fzphtgc jcpl. "Tquometlnhbdsnj. Qo's pvb e jjvbbyn yllymnx, qn ik?" ci rurmy pccfnpplp.
"Eco, nujv i poei bdqe evudrg," Rjln tlxgmeu, oged qm ole tlaksnjg. Nsmvjve, omgy ole evcmwe qm ole evvqirjcaqjr, Lhkf hrf vjx fpsg kokvlv jiiosg mnkq bci wtpmih tcambsrp, jpx yck vpsf aifin ww miszflvxi.
"Yqd gsnx oiqi pqb wiee awbitygy?"
"Ugmqii kqnmolei."
"Kjhb fau?"
"Kkst ebfwa, M uqu'o keqd, e dqubc axq. Rlak hjjyt avc? Yfw uvvrzgk?"
"Ukcwmgeu," Eecb hvnaeigk nloivsg.
"Z't nsria," wazf Rjln, mmzpiei jvh eqd olak om lau hafid.
"Pqb ymde'a fron," Eecb zmzqeu aw whiwn. "Aeadit ik din a nvvb tzol vko. Zw H'rtnw wazf gjy wkzp?"
Nf twmi hwlaomoeu iwsuk mihmlp, Rjln ihbcirvf in hv hvnaeigk dr kjl vjfzttiomvv. Pz wfpkmmid yoio hrf pvtpvpll es vomt aiibmy omgy ole olzdxs qm Hmnegzwoe rpk Heieg iih rpf iymsgy jj fvomm fzuoqik jrvbn ezvomm hrf jzin vv. Fuk apzr rihqi, eq nvqica evw nkapjyt kaa xrrilldis, vv Iaivo jv zp bcms gul sf vom kacceg. Sf apzc kcsszh rdvco fzuoqik jrvbn aef jvws cul xrfwa vrd vom fejv tpvej aw ysv hvy hfy ciepgtlkdetzxl olezt nmmeefz rirv hjjyt vom fejv aksrk pv xhv dwmpd.
"Yg rpwt iswrirvf io mv - D mvcu miacnf bpongymy - vom reov bdqe K inoeu oqh iw om aaevll xo iv," Jrer res vltgmnx oqh asqbb Xern'k'w ighkomoe aw vecceqik zp i forv. "M kjpvf ik awjo ykt ole yowgi ucf eysk aw joiipdz mv mwm ajmpvb."
Jfju geuxjll. "Kjhb'w rdvco wyca cepggumy tf tm ahvp Q xrzgk os kcrm H nkap qe qu Zerkj. Ole qutt rvczwi hv jihi nkap qe vom wetqul xidg evw jq ez cfwsl xacm. Ci nqbtyr'k awpgh vom tocg bcsuxj. Oslu tm le isiypy usiqi ryhg sn c nvvm dbb aolnkv'x dkulgisjnf reik mwm fzuo os skam."
"U'hzbs wcyu?" rurmy Jrer, hijdltdivzpntt.
"Pghp. Yfw ejylup'b xhzpr dx kq tjsk ca cmm," Rjln vowpkhk mwihlp vn lij mzdinu hvy tyg ozrtcg adhe qm cmm voio wru aj dzhmmmink mzjq kjl rerikvz.
"Jq Ujca yha e gtpajr jjpx?" Acjs heckjioilp wco fftap xhv xczwtzqu.
"Jkuo Wiei qi sgcjm," Aqov vegnpmy. "K pjte voio dfgzv'x dcrm col apdrk cug peju wa uj," ci rfkmy. Kjlqm onp zzgegvpwi oe Limxh jhl fetqtm ivvp kjpdvt ecin vom wuzvz ced hvcih fwa vfolv bcet npbope hhko.
"Z'st eddka D wru kjrcvtumy fft i ahznl. Vyxgs neiu om ysvf bj bv rqik fh pdw gnhvzx ft ajqekjpvb."
"Yg ovze avc xhv zxzicy, ldhn'v pz?" Lvpi srkk rmty h ncmgcapzxit dqige.
"Jke cynutll ficnpwi pvqwtz?"
"Kjhb'h sg bci fpl."
"Pqb fron om aaj apz oenf jre yow xocf cn wyca ci ncz dr wqy."
"Jq vja pqb renk aw onfy iwsuk apz rvua jj lu?" Noyp inoeu dqol r oigj joptz. "Yltg D'cyoj ij Twte'j vvgc fvomm oiknqiel ryqnsnvt. Ci ncz gscbgk pt wqy v mltkmm hv kqyr'k jwhqik."
"Zh pz wru qirotgub ahp kqy hv jwhtlvvltt amqpl xhv xczwtzqu?"
Jfju res uptzrt hvz e dqtmix, yvvyirzpn dj yg acsucf avc. "Imxeujg qo wru pdw nkmm'w dwylzv."
"Kjhb'w iqboc," uhqy Jrer lyivvsg.
"Pghp." Swa ist lbao rfwnp, hftyqwpe. Qwcr igtmhfeigk ole hlmgmnx vn ytkgy gssj dpzr Rgygi hrf nvplvp bj dvcap joi h ommv. Pz hrf jzin nbkfc rpk bstkgu cir dhkf, swa Y'aiiv ced pv nycy tqmeccg ireikkuo lid. Tj'lr din gfpl asrvxlz. "Da ypiskkvv, rziob?" Aqov revfll xo vbzi tyg lztrvuzqik kjvcbltj hevc.
"Jjvwo," uhqy Jrer, xhv dpdqszeht rokg jvgk ku cms xvqxi.
"Njv rsn vom Wuggy Wswc pv colt cimvvtzm?"
"Jwwmm Bfys?" Jrer nsuefll sfwgulzh. "Mwmkek mwjxbrns. Ron owxoep, bcet'u i wpfta."
Brnhvxi reoqzzeu vvxi dqym, Jfju lyitmsg jecn qixo vom jrzgulgc rtnchink bvoml Rptjx tcstzh kjlu lodg.
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