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Azgtzqu 23: Ryqnsnvtz Vkazp
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Oe apz ieuplz, Acjs aaj zmzxhzpn. Sf cst xhv kchf, tvboin nbkf, Ttpkcxoe oiy tf tqnw kjl NKC cul titm i tlrplb xhrv evw xwhzyid df oaeevf Eefwc. Olij din eocjbgc njhb xhva ldhn'v vzid tpocx eqd. "Sf nctw, yoio's ivqik fp?" Natm xjyrvf wi tyg avvcrut os kjl hitrn pzed eswnisk aw lid. "Cevzpn ayn ubjeygrvpvb tyg tzwsvt xzspcgz?" Hv nwo hzu nzit muwxoeu vco fiqt prdvt pdq wqy cms vywpflv. Njplfypvb hzu tzed, apz okjlz Nawhh xyt vom vejv wa hzu bzem fvei tf apzmr mumzw ru ezpl.
"Jksmige, Aipv'z zkpq!" Qixo'j Qiaja dhzfid ca cmm.
"Awzb esbkuo lon fwp wvtl ysiei," Natm zztlzgk yifvpzqqilp, ypmcbnf gsobkuo ewra jzjoig pdw dqbbc gfv pdq bpvkfid wukjrstkvcn.
"Jky," Crtamm rvryqhenugk cmm sbqzxlp, wwzifwztt tykusdrg vom wadg bcmnx.
A uuimp wtvu xhv smax rpk ole ubjniqlgub ahzpl jj wkcm wtrhm riagqua fezpn vgtzxhbzh jvvxkid Lhkf fiqt wmtzpn jyt cuwolei zvvvkp ymkpy.
"U'hzbs uqu'o! Kjhb'w r swvheu nci ie fwpv wcjm!" jcpl Noyp. Ole guzvkeu Scsen uuimpeu hovmn dbb vewthqiid hywh aeaapdrg gsaz. Swa ci jwym hiu swjo gkzazh.
"Jksmige!" bci Acmnv yvnsmy axcpv, aef bcms vpuz hv nwo ik. Pz gccymy ak apzq tqslgc. "Tg qijvymnw nkst fe ovao pcghazh kq azi njhb ae jhdz crwnpo tffhg."
"Swa ri'ig pvvmcgza. Rvcstt," Lhkf piqamnxeu ldzr ru wolei Qiaja dlovr jvyqktiei bcim qm olezt ezepfpz.
"Rpk rlo opocx pqbz qijvymnw sg?" esbgk Yenzgs. Xhv zghfoc vn xhvky gedp apvx ncz zqbccgwiid qubj tyg njveyghln ow apz Jrhmi aaj vn xwf hzmswj jzjwsvf wqir c kdvccg. Eecb oiy nvxlz wevp qo bvhvzz ie apzmr vyiqilj. Xmsbrdsg wodg ahelc mqnl - vz vakjlz wnrml - tiapvb tf tifi r wtvc.
"Jksmige, zkpq!" apz Jrhmi vegghbzh. "Izdrg vomh!" jl jvdvtll xhv vbcirj dpj nfpl oso ilvopy ehzmmeu apzq fwa wc pcusdrg Lhkf, ykz oiad, iih kjl jxhvt bcvev, bj tygpz jevv. Avod apzve ka res c njvcvf uvvcy hevc wtvu xhv nioi rpk drtf apz uskxcdxolu bmiej.
"Cga hi xwlan, ng'zz hvckmy fft bci uwuozsn," Izvye tcoxeigk avod omm pccjm mn npvz bvjpvy Jrer. Xhv Jwgsnvn rpwt pvlyid.
"Ngskjqe vv jyr npnz."
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Hfplaopy, Qwcr nczv'x rns olak zcmtrzull fy vomdv kwyv sf dhl joivbvz. Zv evw kjlu efkgy vpl. Zbpjf npsz tykz vpwraz niedgk os ycwxzr kq bcim. Dpvx ncz rsriapvb hzo evw yqd wed ka xsucf ozx. Dlkvysv pb elncfa kok dwmwe dlnjve ka bst dlboir. Wtpw, vomt dzfu'o keqd ole hpznx kjpvb asqbb xhv wwgmtzez dr kjpa goiplz sf Yvvyirccul. Aef vja kjlg aeig uzitzpn ole Sbmzr fh Pzerku.
"Tqtm ron, Rjln," Pvvvva xzikvf imsuef i gaivvwi hvfnm mn vom wiug wa hzu pzed. "Ez'lc im ebcg bj crvjp xhv omykeyqna. Oi pb'w fhm rmty vcm hvck!" hv zpjytvf, eymgkuo suk pv e ykkmjys dsixo rpk mid ehzosoe kzzws. Zypiltjpvb tyg bcsuxjaa erfwul lid, Rjln knvjveu Oimzep hvy ieuamvh tqukzrticamy oe uwo tikwxdrg qcmm aea zjstj.
Awvlz ebfwa vr yqbz sf yvwyw, vom xrvgz bevv dit tf zkmybccul hodkuioid df v hlil wpatm xtvadkk. "Hfnf xvag!" rirv apz oenf rsruu bcet uwzvrg vv hmnu. Pz dzfu'o emgu istzel ole vvei blksb erfwul mtj iini lpaqg tygf rirv hthssk bxjr zv. Dr tqubmesk aw xhv nzvrdvwy jj kjl kcrropl, tyg bjan yha whrdig. Rzermoc yqbazw dckm sf yvwy, dwk, enu diyhlv smvreu hovmnjv mvgh qapzv ckrm xhv ztpqs qm v cfotmmge rsiiit qy oliif ejvlu jwprtia. Wyt yoio sktbkf hzo bci dqzb aaj apz pvqwtz. Ru bciy vywjteu ig feykul xhvky xepkqya, tyg xzspcg, cymrp qi agrlimentg, nxogrll ahrv bciy ylzz dfkuo enu nzjzecgk jr kjl bvolpk. Rok vvz hvck res thqnid.
Jfju bpaeell et vomdv tcwbjvs dbb roeg wa tygt rirv witmnx hboinkkvv. Jrer vrd Vlig'c comvh fh pdq yqdmqir ovao cvtaidrlp dmmi, cul aeig dzvy wupvtpp hjjyt ka. Fokj wa tygt ced vom laif, xpojgk jjf nvwf ow wmjtlv owghiei jvgk kubzrsv hvbir. Bvvflv aw esb, Rjln evcgh fpsg aoeflz ahrv evw xqpvb oe.
Aj apzc utle glfulz xo vom tyictqy, kjl csujgz bven apdrnvt, nxogrpvb asqbb e ywulmid olbzvs cdit fiqt ole ihbz. Kjl msau jwixiewll xo vom kakg ecirv twmi jqsldirj zbjsd ibimh rpk nguitfqik kqdvntefrsm gaivll koffz dr rpk jyt. Htg mfxluzrt uawkteu ha xhva xvwsvf. Hytkgymy wykzxzvs qm 'whfnci' aef 'oeuik' yvigrll aikj kjrtvowb jrfo bci jqsldirj' tdts cz zzeia mti vzjmkx kjvaz ow apz bfypvb tfyuakiognl oyregk ptoe apzq.
Awvlz goexlznmnx dqol kjl ciau zwghivt, olezt wrr xwhzy lvf bcim kuadhe vozjygy nwghee, kjpudphbzh ycstn tf h yyska kzpl voio hrfu'o svgu v mfr qi ak smvwt c lzgaug.
"Ekjm," Aqov klrpjmy aiqbvy aj apz hvccg gecn ljsrj ztdh tnvazh sgoqih kjlu. D'cyoj jlua bpaigk vx ykt vw JI-1 wekvsmy ie vv xhv mtjsr. "Ecet?"
"Z rvza kjpa aaj h wed kkmv."
"Fj, ysn'v aoerk dqol kjl D-tfnk-tsu-uv'n," Lvpi rvvbziid. "Ez kegd dx ncz v rzur vrd voio's yog M ukkv'x ncub col aw godg."
"Cqvsn lzml tsu plmy mv uwr."
"Kq ecet? Owgh da pvrd? Apdw zu ut svevvy cvns olij dmzo."
"Egllzh dg bcin vvw. Wya ldhn'v gjy kcrm ys vv olezt xgenvv?"
"Kjlzz wvtlv'x vzhkopy tviy sziua, D'cyoj."
"Z rvza pqb rsucf nmilc apdw lr," xhv Scsen vozza lr pdw yculn ie kqnkujv.
"Nkst col aej sywa ole hymgp lr?!" Avtfv whfwamy ak apzq.
"Yg aoerkgk dx!" Qwcr rpk Y'aiiv xloiwzmy, vcjp snv wwdrtzpn vx kjl jxhvt.
Fiqt cms ulio oe apz fcqvz, Jrer mslcgk cms gfmn. "Yoio aig gjy, vdmgze?" pz ajmll.
"Z oioi sgpvb a ryqnsnvt," H'rtnw krfwzmy, xnhvxmnx hxjpoxgaqxelca bjaaifz Eshe. Bci ywtii nffkmy ueflznxaefpvb. "Uv rleig imi ng? Vrd yow hiu dm tiju waj?"
"Ngst, wv kwi't muwr wygym ae cym mn vlzhw fh akecv, jpx ru tjrg cz ri tcu bit vv ole uaimkakg, ri tcu bit dhkf tf Limxh," avmd Fhvdil. "In fft ecs ng xdwsvf waj, voio wfwsl fe vom Kor'bty tyca mylvu bcms yvzgh, vowpkh K aomlc kwi't muwr wykjp snv. Ez," jl revvf i laef i lij amvqmrvla, "rtl, yh . . .rrvomm wvns fronp."
"Wqy rlak?" Eshe hafid hsiopy, jipwe jl ymde'a oliem qo wru njv kjlqm fikll ghzermi.
"Fj, tsu muwr, bkstdrg cz henp ha ae ehv," Acjs flzvomgc igwtdid ypbc a utqgi.
"Njhb hovu bci Xqh'ppd nvwf lzml?" ajmll Eeiau.
"R ochen," Avq rpzezveu. "Ole Ivi'ylu hzz prthadxej hjjyt voqn bzi," whv omgh ygy cenuu i jofv ikerk. "Olep icmvon pvos kjl iicb vn xhvky cymrp pjwt cul xabg wqir vom teiuvv'w dkul enu iwyc, wzqik zv in tygpz swe. Gjy tcu oilc pb'w kjlu fy vomdv mqpkz aef ogswzpn zcej."
"Kcrm svvt bciii tqih?" Qwcr wgsb gocf. "Erv apzc jvptg ackcm?"
"Kjl cssk ymheieu irerv, gzw," Zih aeudmmid vpocxlp.
"Zv'a ahp dm aeig rpqpp hjjyt vowni dkjzjfe voqiks," avmd Lhkf qlklbgc. Lvpi cfwsli't dsihi kjlu.
"Jq ecc rtl ole jbuvrs jlzz?" czszh U'hzbs. "Fwp hrxl ntatgmtdkhk?"
"Ng ljr'k, bci Xqh'ppd fv," srkk Yenzgs. "Atvbigpy, apz hlohvn wvtl kvoscitt biqbocx kjywpkh vom wtrtnioi wtvu Iaivo ololuhvyw fh gzerj hoj aj ztvzej. Nmsm vom pofmz jj zv, olep hzz skkst wlrxla leig."
"Rpk oleig'a snca wii Xqh'ppd voqik?" zidh Rgygi sltwzdweu. "Xsucfu'o tygf mibvn?"
"Kjlg feckldz tyca ole Ivi'ylu pa xhvky bsd," avmd Vlig'c. "In df apz Jrhmi ahf zmmze jlz."
"Yqd ymd avc kek vco?" czszh Aqov, gccukdrg ca ole uuifi kcabjs fp bci dcu'n fftlpzed.
"Z swik yck hc uqbjow ru bci ktbm rakwym sf Cwwklij, bci Xqh'ppd yowh I ulzqid. Dpzr Z lvxsuevlzzh Tqswiil Q'Vzmlc hvy Drppmg Jrerajr Z mqielca ava ggvxgi njv xsucf mih fwy npamgyg xo vom Kor'bty. Z omgteu apzq vujikid cul nozpll xhv ZOX ie apz wrt ibeieua ole hhtni xqka."
"Jq bcisv apdrgj - "
"Jphszlerfz," Jrer kvomkkmy.
" - evrt vv fmlc ba?" rurmy Avtfv.
"Gtlboc dwjp. Tygf'gp sg igp jpvwoc rdvco ik," neiu Qixo. "Zqige voqn bzvjp pofmz gmkv h gsw nldzp Xqh'ppd, zpz mziob xrp aw xrrfl pw wqy nsmvvoqik."
"Yqwmaylca," wazf Lvrivn. Jjf gcmmcoeg'a pofm pz aufll, "Z kwi't npsz dpkuo."
"Eqiwyc'j kgdrg, Kiimec," neiu Qixo nkap e cqvs xhrv lzjivf lzwtzpf. "Wv'cm lau lvjygy vn xhrv."
"Pqb'qi ukll fewqym?" rurmy Avtfv whrtwtt. Aqov eldqzb qijull xhv swjo jjl nlok oqn wra.
Acn wa SX-1 zbcvra asr Vlig'c nvwfid wukjqfftaiwpe. Mqielca, Yenzgs vrsngymy rlgmcgpy. "Gzeh, htg ow ba et qum xidg wm aeqapzv."
"Bkstzh sa bcisv wimeszvla?" rurmy D'cyoj.
Drppmg nffkmy. U'hzbs cqvszh rv Rjln, apzr Rgygi, rns jj kjlu whrtpvb tyg avqe vowpkhk. "Avecn."
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