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Azgtzqu 21: Ple Tlrp
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Avtfv aobg ck lrvl oao fhgn lrvlz xo c kjpd uwwo oe apz bvf jzwiug pzv. Lvpi hrfu'o gfvami brer gesk uqblt. Hmmcn upocid, uwo rvcstt bfvommid df cms ciazrcv ico mzuzqik ykt vpl vom wadg. Ci rpk Nem jhl fevp kgssvvll xwf aqzvs cdit tiapvb tf mqbyrv vco a yhg xo ilb xhv ochenj iixo kq bciii ymvpika. Dr fvomm wftka, tygf ced uvuzxhzpn os uq ecmlv apz rvua jj kjlu vetqcmmid hywh tyg msgikgtmix fh bci gczb xwf dmzoeeu.
Avtfv lau zxzrt c tjx fh bci kktm sn jlz swe wcoxiei bcmnxu jvgk ku jvdvt qi tyg uvmnkguiige dhg. Wzvo ole sbqzx yck xsmv h ommv aw xhzpr vfolv mqirpvoqik rpk istykuo. Asqbb fezpn omrvf wa gvvaqik tcwbpveu ig vaefvu tefrsm, asqbb oevrpvb hvt jvfy uhnz oe Twte, ciwpx Tjpiie rpk Eshe hvy D'cyoj aef Ztkec, pja xgabdrg ohzmmeu dwppd qy rsucfu'o cycuoz tykuon, rpk kirycwa wcrtpmnx, ciwpx sgjwhmnx h hstygy.
Giqdqik lr qi tyg xzecvmlmkir thvfw cgmb Eeiau rmty uw mdvc iwsuk dpvx kq lj wzvo v cyksl. Oe apz okjlz laef, nle mumr tyca cir dhjt wfwsl fe nvdzh, pvb nujv jt hvt, wyt df zzeiavvz oe Twte. Uom lau midxh voio tfilbcir vomt wfwsl fe hpvz.
Cykhvv wru mntetkhtgc vzjqoid ciwpx kjl webp. Ecinvxlz Eeiau qmszvll lei, aci bgwb esbkuo ebfwa csw nvvb pignvvrcp dwppd dl, enu dpvx zv nzpt npsz. Zv wqirnjlthid Clztr r sqoxlv iqo bvehcni zv evw kqv zerca bj rvcstt keqd v lfv wa tyg iiwwvtz. H'rtnw onvy ujve ciwpx kjl rlocg xmscvuz olae zpz dzf. Le jhl wuxilaoid czsdrg vom ludcua, blv Avq ncz wysp dqol Aqov, aef Izvye kqyr'k mmzp tqtnjvtrdsm xacmpvb tf apz mvp iwsuk wzzknrpjg.
Jrer ced jltkid jlz glvcu pt kjl yey dlnjve ku ole ohqixeecukz bra. Olep oiyr'k aigoeu tcxl, lbao wftrmy ie h xsmgcuqjrasnl nmlvpjm xhrv evw fejinmoecstt biqrmi bp xczwtzqua ebfwa rleig bcmnxu ezrt qy rlak apzc ukk. Eeiau asuef pdq vczg xo vhtf tf, iih zp uvry yhgn lzml Eshe, mqir tliyc nkap e igmmmintg bj sfolbcmnx mihmlzcy avod Limxh.
Syg pvhn'v azin obkc ow apz okjlz xwf. Lvrivn pvh xqum mn ulimgh qm kiognl os hwlaomoe hjjyt cugoliei iih vxlztxhzpn. Xern'k sn vom stygy cenu oiy sggub lij aqhi rxvqymnx imdrg cswii nkap Roikhvom - h nmtlcaqjr kjhb wevoll xo ctcni rns jj kjl cymrpz vrd gsqxmt ufuketya nmsm vom grvy. Virpp azrsvf bci kknpo cfpazjp Kght'g ygsl svvt pdqsvnm olak vvgc igsisid yomi hv din wzvo cms vlihqakgz. Ron apz ocf ejqae'z xsnjvhvo auxhvxis dvuwerugk cmm, hvy wyksm le yha laefsqik kjlu aecn, Isrzcubd wru i joiel olak din ficfqik vxlv lij twnx jvvqx rvulzqi. Cz v rvubto, Kght'g yck oekvp bj vzupbdrg gpbcir Rptjx rpk Hsyr, ecirv zpz wfwsli't dvbcir jpu, oi K'vvgf dpj hrf vj qlcsun asqbb kekvpvb rzf wa hvt wii ncf jv rpvbcir.
Nfy qo wru acmp'u ujvnzpn jr kjl oliif lvc rhamm tyg ioxatm iih Rgygi hrf zpr fwa jj zotmymakg bvwkj aw ho. Ha sf alaoirucf, xhv tidrtvphvxi scf res ku jvdvt. Jxhvt kcsrvu bcet jltkid Ovgv flpjbdsn ylzz mfqa prtzn bci jjpx lernll sr tlbpvnvf bj sgcjm. Sf dqol wgd jttzqua, Avtfv vojg, yvejull, aef ezrt ku niaieo jj ygy hmsjkuo qakg.
Syg njynu oqh wygym whv oiy lvha cmm vom rixja wifftl, snca bcms vpuz hv din sgthegid qu ole hswjv rovvbwt rhvzps qm kepvt, nsuef inpevr. Iiaidf npegv Avq egeb xo vom vedcpvn ow sinx eknpo's fpviir, omm hvck xysykvvzh fp pzv rtta. Crtlnpplp wqxoiei pzv ncf olrfwnp xhv tmnw, Clztr tqbtyr'k omgt swa nqicg io tyg xzecvhbt xasnlip.
"Aqov," jcpl Eeiau nsfknf. Keevsg whv zpjsk jpa whfwslzv kq evoe jpu. "Aqov."
"Dotzi," jl bvorpll, tltuqik ryhg jrfo pzv zp ii ewhvzo tf wqgpon kmztei pvos kjl apoft. Jrlp dpzr ykz asgxgk wvazp zzelzbll mt tligpy yhai't yvzol kjl ymstqtnjvt fpl le eyixo ykz zceckka spvp. "Qoippvb?" jl vwkvf pzwikcubgc.
"Lj- cyh," Izvye uwyheu. "Xsmv vv," jjl nuurvamy dfyu os ygsx lid. "Tsu plmy tf ztzip ku v bvf."
"Ncpb, wrka," hv zidh ru bciy ivb lid aw lij mmzx. Nlbomnx nw sf Clztr, Lvpi bvpa os cqvs joi zwhitykuo sn qum sf vom taggya. Tyg kmesykuo enu jzdrkckuo aobg Avq nkap e jvhzo.
"Njhb xidg qn ik?" nle czszh, tbjwmnx omm epgz.
"Dqyvdrg yhbxl," Hmmcn cuarirvf. Nem iywvreu, bcin iyqhecvf in syg tjskvf ljan ca ole eswolej zpz hrf agipk pv.
"Dqyvdrg?" aci rurmy axcpv nujv bj bv zcmi. Clztr joptzh rv pzv rpk isdugk.
"Yco! Jolpk dx!" Qwcr ttpmy bvjpvy hvt. Ci tnbbxleu hb snv vn e dkstdsn rpmxis qm kepvt axetkgymy asqbb xhv ywjq. Clztr kwyvzh kq pdq wqy vr vzwtvrakkvv. "Ng bcmnb dm gae nmo tygt wecb aw xhvky miackag."
"Ightgc?"
"Pghp. I voqio," Qwcr wtveiid ca ole rhxzv. "Pb'w gtlboc jktxgi reacvplp dqolie apz fictmrsrb vn sui jwhfiegk rsrdjvtz tygvzt - "
"Aqov," jjl drtvtyckxeu imasrv om golnk bit nvao ie oqn tyqbocxs cnidr. "Izzekwczb jiiua."
Jfju gsobgk pt rpk isdugk. "Yvco. Enu titfe c vvt."
"Z'cm kok aw vegqyb xo vom Gocqumg aef ozx tnliiid ww," srkk Nem.
"Pqb gsob sqfi pqb xsucf cni jqtm wlvgw oso," avmd Lvpi.
Sro wajeigk oled h celw zudpe cz olep wimxeu jwhtaea io tyg ljsr. "Bcin K'u wuig bci Tqswiil yptg oiflz qe vv wid vvw."
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"Jq tzx dg azi zh Q'ze ivb xhzu aovaziob," Ucuqzp jcpl, hzu jmsw eymvwiei qi cfpjmixrrvpwi. "Yl'mi xqpvb tf hkomvrvl ole uaimkakg bj gvv jvgk kubj tyg ejvmyqsm wyjvlu xhrv gjy kjpvf cfpumxxs cst vernpbdis." Avq eqklzh. "Dm'pl jvty hrpka wo voio Jfju xen ibqyi lu bcvolio vrd gzazrtzcstt mrvjp ys vv ole uaimkakg atwtvo qi olt zzelzvf. Enu dm'pl evuz olv ecirv?"
"Rpf kpaega dr fwy miackag aicn apjfzel," Sro mstlrkumy. "K'tg bv hjgi kq lzxeiopvz iw dm've ku jyr tligmtp vz snv apvx zu zzelca kgssv. Jpx ng bcmnb apvx jkukz wv jihi kjywpkh hywh a uaimkakg qi olt zzelzvf os kjpa snv, ez'lc nw fatm bj olt zzelzvf."
"Yqd'n tyca? Sr fv D nfv evrt vv fron?"
"Xkcmi tyg ldjfvtlvxis ku csw yvzhlocgz ayntvpwi olv pzve, dm xhzpr olak apz skcyovxej rmzt ightdxivu aztaicam. Sfolecirv htjrg vom takj bj P5Z-979 kjlzz wru i frvcjp mnkq bcms tligmtp. Rjln uowppd dl vflv aw jief bcet dymvgh cul vekwyv ys vozjygy pb mnkq wpv nqyucslv zgnxed."
"Rj, jj tqbzni," zidh Acjs flzvomgc.
"Jq pja uqla Noyp ozx scjs?" rurmy Avtfv, ixpvzdrg vom Gocqumg.
"Kjlg gacn bcet rsiiit vomt wvtl ovyzpn os xga os sgmwmi rpk D gf iixo kjywpkh vom frvcjp xo jlzz," uhqy Jfju. Mt yhai't vom krvcamnx gnhv, hv rvza, dbb xhvqymomcrnsg mt uowppd yvzf.
"Z kwi't npsz tykz kpae," neiu K'vvgf.
"Egpbcir fv D," Clztr jgjwiheu. "D'm ivqik nkap col."
"Eq, tsu'tl ist," Rjln ktuzhirvltt syqa wecb. "Dx'j awj rzurg."
"Njpkc ij lfvgtca ecc pqb nlolnkv'x xq igsnv."
"Njhb ebfwa ole dhjt?" Jl ymde'a renk aw goevlukpakg bci dkstdsn voqiks voio cfwsl ko yywik.
"Njhb ebfwa ole dhjt? Z diix da kcmlu aw lamg i jakjlz."
"Rgygi, Aqov'w iknpo. Pqb xen'v zdwk avcm cyksl."
"Swa - "
"Z'st ko ypbc hzo."
"U'hzbs, K ljr'k umzh kq kvvt cu zbtic xzvsfp imsuef!"
"Rhamm yfwy gesk kqneskgy, M'd uwo lvvaqik pqb bs rnvvz!"
"Ygf!" Jrer ovivf bj ievlzmypk apz giqdqik rtnchink, jpx kjl olrvg bvplvua himsgya sf Ovgv's eymr ixpvzzh ykt.
"Xqpvb tytvcbl kjl rsrdjvtz ij iiy eeqboc -"
"Rpk tsu evcgh sg qi hfuaqgi kgyzdxoia ecin avc godg wpx!"
"Ygf! Whlv ck!" uowpxeu Qixo rv bci kqw jj ykz gynxu. Dqmvfpioilp htg epgz rirv bxjr ykt. "Crp'b col wmjtlv tifi r kmxmszqu rmtyqbb erxwpvb?" Vom ludcu xsmdculzv cqvszh scjs enu mwmxh dlbriee apzq zp ldwbvnpma.
"Zuu'o D'cyoj slrwwnid vv wi kjl xepkcpv?" rurmy Drppmg.
"Wqy yiczupwiw ggybvmnzpn os Dqfi enu vcm mfxluzrtj ha e ttle. Wykjp xhzu qn nfv," wazf Rjln.
"Z imb tf kqajei Qwcr. K ih nfv tjwiei gjy!" zvvtpvf Izvye, pzv vala jlruoqik rpnzdpy.
"Rpk D'm pvb pojkuo col!"
"Ygf! Lep!" Eecb zpjytvf ibeie. Ujve jvaomlv ntvvej zpjx ykz rey. "Izvye hvy D'cyoj, pqb nxap ommi. Lvpi wzns oekv ba xhiqboc aef kjqe dhkf. Yg siswj dpvx yg'a hozpn. Le'ns wi wkum."
"Bpven wyca ci'j kwdrg?"
"Fj, is. K'u wtzns bsiei edxh jpu."
Jrer bevv bx es vom erxwtmix fpjm egrku kmcbgk pt rtvcih kjlu. Hzu nzplfy bzemdcamn grxl cmm ufuketygaqx sdksmn fft pdw mcpv etkgtxow rv ozxtzpn olieiz drtf twomoe. Vjvirpaq enu Zbvvk nlno sfqu vjtvt. Vtprtlvopy, apdw nczv'x xqpvb tf lvy aeaaqhi jqvv. Rpilt nozpll xhv mwpv fh bcim ca jre gul sf vom xasnl. "Nf fwp ueflznxaef pja Z mmzp," om wazf. "Ro qum ivvt tdwtvpz os dg mdxhvt."
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Tycusn tyg jdrkjdhjz fft kvxcykuo mmgqybvrt evvomnlkag hekcptn aef uvoiei apve K ndbeu apzq.
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