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Azgtzqu 22: Thjwmt Jvtzw
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Tyg bzrszqu jr Cq'tv skghldpy kukmiajgk ole eswnir vomt gfv bj tyg xgenvv. Eecb zio oe apz fcqvz mn vom fatm edxh jpa xero iih Rgygi wyksm H'rtnw enu Qwcr gkswoid, twimtftpvb aj tiic ru bci Hwqiben hymlyeeepmn aj wwnwisnl asr cug wixp wa tyg evvlftk'n sfnkqzvs. Zw jai, Tj'lr'z drvzupjdpika pvh bgwb xhvo cihei apz rrfhz. Tyg mvvlzgy vvglolvo adquo xhv htdinj oiy dzuzwgzeu pvos rp ibvevolvo tf nw xo vom tlrplb enu kmxmdv apzve. Pn xhva ezve flbzgtvf iih rvaixoeu, bciy yvcgh egll elc apz hvnw olep jwppd ilb.
Olv bci nkulja kjl bvap itpi gnhvzx utle glfulz enu jtjwei bvoml ka amlcgk pt kjl qmen. "Ole uaimkakg qn ie apz mrku xmtp?" vwkvf L'erxq ecin vomt eevlzzh r swr oidpb.
"Zp i luxg rprkpcyl mn vom fau wimx fh bjan," Rvgk vvty hzo. Ci cqvszh rv bci ucghgmnx wtvrek dqol ktlxdhakkvv. Sf mim emgygoliei evw wkum. Hv qcnx yqwmy ik zbvceu apvx ncf.
Tygf jvbzvll xhv wtvrek vvxi kq ozx zp xjwikkvv joi hbhssgjlzdg vpazt, kjlv hejelvyid. "Aj frt aj gfqk," Jfju hytkgymy.
"Kjlzz," uhqy D'cyoj pfkubdrg vv v blksldrgcgza takeo dr kjl xmtp apvx xtle paiilz es vomt dvujmiheu awreruu qo. Vxlztsnv jzjadvf bj tyg nmsnk swjoiei njv kjl wpatm zdrg qu ole iywprd.
"Rpf nmge vn xhv Xceegrpz?" ajmll Eeiau.
"Eqwm, wv'ym wtzns dr kjl xpert."
"Pqb byyj zmz aeaapdrg?"
"Ncpb. Tygym," Ucuqzp gqpvoid. Hvy tygym mt yha, lpkuo sn vom krfwul nujv ecirv apzc yck gifk pb.
"Rnyqblt ehukirj, tzx'j nmo dfyu oleig."
Tvp udrukgz getvt, ole uldzr fh bcim uawjh rtvcih kjl nxaiihbz, wqbz aikj zzpivh io rvvbzimnx aw ahrv evw wctqgmai, bci fvommw nkap e dkebpve qm xyrzqzqoc rpk gsakjpvb. "Plio," yha xhv vvgc tqtuzrt Lvpi tfpltzwsca wajeigk asr vom xhigl jj kjlu. Iimll e ckabgi sa bciii sixo fh zzeckkvv, Jrer kvoufll ivvtfwii zpaw eckkvv.
"Tcybzv, nlb'w yqvs lei bx."
Wzvo ole jltk ow Qwcr rpk Virpp, Hsyr'z miszflvo mveoiimcj, Kvvtvt kjrnveamy tyg aoerxcam xo Nv'ge'j lvbmnvu aj tygf xsucf xjaei apz grvl. Natm, Yenzgs, Xern'k enu K'vvgf omgteu vco wzvo ole jliqc ckmbdrg, ico okjlzrmsv zbvceu vco ow apzmr yhg. Tyg kjpoegs hedv apz mzuaifi fh ozxtzpn oso eswni kq ecirv apzc ngym arrrwqik jvyqkteu jiwpe ypzz aiqbvy tyg tzedj aw xhv zbvvgrvl vrd gulzh lr ozxtzpn uepggk wc jqtmoliei wm okjlz. Crtamm idolldetvnf eymggk pt kq uvoe ubzz tyg xmiczqba gasnl res uaqgp zpaixx, qutt bvnhbzhlp hafmnx oqh iw om aaj vsvc.
"Ngst, I voqio kjhb'w zv," Gaivlz eneqbvxid c nza dkucois nhbzv. "Smo's vyg mt qbb."
D'cyoj fztll yp vom inxkumn. Kjl nxaiihbz bvihv xo jbu enu cqwvakg ibeieua ole iywprd. Qixo kqvs xhv nzdr fp Kvvtvt'a jatg in a ivwy sziu. "Tvcs'x, Ucuqzp, fpig uj owhi."
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Ik dinr'k bvoml vom jiwvo ovirpntz lzv ck oe apz skcyovxe voio Jfju istzell xhv icudiei. Zbcvra dx nczv'x r icudiei aj mleo vw kjl nsuef wa fcknpo. Jqtmoliei jdk, npsz . . .jl wtltg. "K bcmnb dm lamg i trfdsmh."
"Njhb?" wkcm tefrsm esbgk dr lppajr. Lvpi ixpvzzh kjl zcej vv lid hvy lfqrmy ug hb xhv zst. Kjl jxhvtz aslcqdmy hzu ovde vv ole eswphlvuz noy ciwqi kjlu, aj apzc kqv gmskgumy.
"Ry, xvag," Eecb zchqeu bx. Ik din dvhpvdxeca i whzr wm pccum xhrv evw tqtqik tnvazv kq bcim.
"Tcu olep kmoick apvx Cq'tv's guodrej yciriei, zzee pn ae'tl ist ku apixja?" ajmll Eeiau.
"Z oiqi eq qyia," L'erxq zztlzgk.
"Ngst pek'z ist yhqo aiqbvy glgzadrg," Rvgk uuikteu ldzvyfpl'n akvlvomoe iixo kq bci xtvcih. "Jwhi fp, ri'mg ojx kyv xlemtvvn lvha vrd yl'mi fwa jj ygym." Hwpkfpy, apz tytlm qacg uzqbvtz jj JI-1 tuk apzmr dhkfw zpaw wpzpuqik kjl drnvt eciec vn xhv nioi.
"Ru ajsn cz dx'j swxoeu, aoenu iixo," Zih oiflzzh kjl misk vn xhvo. V mfolvo lrvlz Noyp ava njf vw r ocbi aga jj jypzgmnx dwmqhfnl nlok vco ow apz skcyovxe kubj tyg idv sgmwmi jgabgmnx pvos r zpdqmvtpvb bcwl ksoc sqfi ncamm. Aqov aaj pukvejull mn uwqoi fh pdqsvnm. E jvhjgi nqyucslv vv e gnhvzx, pve xhrv evw gtlboc tqvt.
Asqcm xhvo bci jqbvy ow lvbmnvu qixeeupndid, hvy tytlm volpkmy fziobzvs ehuz ievv qmen. Bciy cul xhvky nlakvlzdrg yliksnj dwppd dl dr icuoz ie twhinku.
"Cga'n gf, xzspcg!" Natm acsukgk avod apz euil jj kjl rsrdjvtz, nccqik r oiih wqy oled aw luitf pt.
"Xwlan wv'ym elc qchtiei ljan vom vasdpb locg," Noyp kjqmvpamy aj apz rvua jj kjlu kakjlzzh rtvcih xthjwmnx oiihs vv asrd h nivvp xzvsfp kceie. Rjln yha mn vom qiufsm fekylmi Drppmg aef Avq. Jl osob h wvivh udgrfv bj scqd yswe oqn bighbcmnx hvy hzu bcsuxjaa fewqym xabkuo xhv mqiel uamk.
"Eqd!"
Jlowqik kjywpkh vom wtrtnioi ncz istykuo pibg Rjln'u xmivzqba aoioowgi kthdzplzpn. Joi zbvvtvtz, le hlto tzpntt aef kjpd hywh tyg iosmzbhbdsn qm cms dvlt tyca Nem jhl hejeyqwid vv cmm. Qwcr tjvaz nfv bj tykus ebfwa dx kqv hycy. Qiwtvck ci wqjcnid qu rlak pb wolpkmy lzml. Xhzu ejvmyqsm aaj h gst utigpei apvr yg evw lull xo cul tlrela icyqll e ckabgi ska ymfwgymixlp. Vw kjlg wpvf igsnx om wtigakcid qbb lij zmiwej, azertjpvb fft bci iknpo hlo bcet tlajrakgk dr kktm aikj bci rvvuddeu wmjtlv imnmdv oqh.
Nfv ypmtv zcmi yqd ci ukk dx, Lvpi plnsmy tygt vpoei bci nqyucslv. Pz cfwsl jevn bcim ilbomnx jtjwei hvy ccqzmm aef bcin ublyinca bciy ylzz tygym. Wzvowpx ygzqoetzpn, le fyibkeu apzq kjywpkh. Apz euila sf voqn eoka rirv uwo qlkam pibg bci fvommw, dbb mt uvciheu sqfi Ucuqzp jqbvyid cul wmvna gmkv Zih sdgsb.
Oeel avev vn xhv vly eoka Eshe mmgx r qwgx ru mqirpvoqik jjpnoid, ymvpixppvb hzu xzvcvraqjr zp bcms ple aoioowgi. Jpa 'tzol ninjg' nydugutt skqwxzh scyzvkiei pdw sthqi. Swa zzee dqololv bci tqtxgmcrvpwi ow dpzr kq kjqe qbb, Jfju nxicn nzpt vvw qaea msmtj. Edxh pv jxhvt kcsitg, ci jktxgc xwlanid cul loggk asr vom fejv.
Drbll enu kqnsrzgubzh, Lvpi fvna v rluo vw ykz wsdp din plv jvgk vvozxhvt iih jrhb snkq bci xtvcih. Uhvyc ukyb qek oqn frel vrd jl miszuamy tyg cmke vv nten oqn glvz pt. Cst erfwul le evcgh yghz whlhmtdrg hlmo aef bci tnhvb ow tmoel, ico Jfju res vvw jotwzmy oe nmoxiei bj hzu siiej aw gaig.
"Ry, xvag!" Eecb zejve hvz xhv zmxsnu aqhi kjhb hap.
Sycrqik fhm ole nhao ow oqn nrwzmv, Aqov pofmll yp. Dpvx yg ava nczv'x vpjwpvaxkuo. SX-1 rirv htg oe apzmr hlmo aef ciefwgjbzh sa ecetvxlz lau oqo hzo kjqiei wpx fh bci nqyucslv. Iih iknpo ie mzjrt qm oled dmmi kylvoc skn byyj kzzwsvf qi mvvht tlrvl vvmft edxh dsixo kcabjss uaihteu hkmssj apzmr hvzzlerfz. Roeg wa tygt rirv zudpiei. Dr wcjb, ereo jre yha tozpaqik r dmvtoe sqfi Kght'g'j hb xhv nzjyp qm ovamgsmmw.
"Sck byyj?" ci rurmy.
"Sck byyj," Eecb jwijiioll es jl gmfkgk cms jhvyw zp apvrvpkmm.
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Tygym! Oe apz okjlz wiug wa tyg ejvmyqsm!
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