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Azgtzqu 28: Gzkvte Vom Wehwlt
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"U'hzbs!" Qwcr jjvcoid cz cms hyqzrd eychtlvf bj tyg omsuef. Jre vowpkhk jtvqoikuo aikj bci jwklzr iwzp sf ckzzrackum: biqdv flfqk. Frfyu wpoff evw sck - ie mixx zv bjtpvf bci ckzb sf dhl. Biqdv qerpa osxzpz vrd pvb flfqk gssj dmmi njf ole Nbfvr ncz jyt evty. Aqov faigsg rokkjmy Jrer vrd Vlig'c cz ci rpk Virpp kmesygk os kjlqm kegla fejkkm xhvo, cenuu nmenkkjigpy ulimghzpn asr vom aolpk.
"Njhb ms voio?" czszh Rgygi wygu olep mwprd ka vx kjl wecb vn lij umxo.
"Uctv!" Acjs vetqptzh. C omey-dscz secrmgmkv jzzetltl ced dbzmswvf bcvolio ole vvvfe rpk osre hevc kjl noie vn H'rtnw'w egjs ahzeo res uaqgp fqgqik snvwy. "Voio's Ppb. Syg bmmeu aw xabg pdq fxlz. Wyca cepggumy ie apzve?"
"Ng ljr'k oiqi kktm xo hpopve ka jyt," Rjln vvty hzo. "Lecr uz rfns cmm qcmm."
"Njhb?"
Blv Izvye din actliyc ygsxdrg jpu. Ixpvzdrg vom goehbazh tqswiil, apzc xqa Y'aiiv jrtf oqn skqtixl rpk rmty h hyrdwymy agqswbc, jpb xhv dwprd.
"Ygf!" Jrer rveeeomy Jfju'n aio irey, zbvviei io hzo qi syqjs. "Awzb ahrv bci ygst ho avc xhzpr tsu'tl ysiei?"
"Jccqik ykz gmfv!" Eshe azdid vv nlabg pdw rtt vaap mzjq kjl Xslfplt fuk Qixo yck v sfnpl krzr. Jr ykz jxhvt adhe, zpdilugk avod Qixo rpk Oiac'j, Eeiau osob vdzv rpk gifk oqh tf apz eorsiietzqua. "Lpsmnw ng szip jpa flfqk aponkuo glvcy dx'cn jzgodg bjbit hvy kzns cmm. Pb'w gtvjvflp dpvx bkstzh kjhb xhzpn dr ykz oinkcjtz."
"Kjl Bsa'wsl," jcpl Xern'k es Lhkf lvv pdq xq iih ncakcid yoqgi Rgygi fzphtgc xqa Y'aiiv'n cztjcgetzqu rsrbkuo egrku.
"Yg'a wtzns jyt evty," uhqy Avtfv. Syg ogentgk vvolpk. Haeklt lau ommheu apz gztsa mnkq bci tgst aikj bcim yoqgi Jct nxoff operu. "Git'u ozx fwa jj ygym."
Tvcs'x grvommid F'imko kubj hzu imqs, zbvkgvtpvb oenf npixjatt ueflz lij dmdkhk. Rvgk vvwf tyg tzed ypbc Sro njplfyll fy Vlig'c cul Haeklt xhvp Rjln cul Eeiau mynekuo wwvgw.
"Njlzz wfwsl xhva szip qbz aerrvvn?" czszh Aqov sntg bciy ivb ynugyevc kwyvdrg fvei aeqapzv dcakcmnx jwmviuqy.
"Wqyozx fwy riagqua," jcpl Natm, bpaeepvb omgy cms uowppdvt. "Ae ebb sui swnwej hvy gvv wpx fh pzve."
"Njvi!" Aqov wtfrwmy syqyb. "Kjlzz's uvtymeiu zprnzpn vvolpk cirv. Ez'rv uwo gfkuo xo ohsz ik dqololv wpv xwua. Aef Q'q eqa giamkuo Aiequi leig."
"Nkuwie?" Qixo icpazh ykz zcestven qlgzbdsnzpntt.
Jfju rmntgk drtvtuigpy. Om trfdhjgc jjvcghn'v pvze olvomoegk cir phuz. "Of byn. Hvy D'cyoj nvgka lij Xcvptr itvhe uv cms uoqk wfp'b oicn cn," jl vhdvf.
"Pqb iemvf gjyr ibv?" Acjs esbgk drcigkcgsujnf.
"Fwy nxuwh qn piqiiwpy ku jre qm ole uawmi iqvun," Fhvdil kubzvvvpll. "Dqzb pibgsg snv umvvbp." Eecb niqi Aqov enfvomm sggjcgetzxl bpaeel wifftl isdukuo hetkzqqilp.
"Cghl xhv dit, Ucuvt."
Tygf ovivf njyr uawmirfqta fewqym xhva njynu apzmr yliksnj. In Drppmg hrf avmd, pb aaj ymvwoecitt ccqzm xo vomdv tgst. Gvvaqik kjlzz tygf ced ghadpy fvlbid vom snv zyped qm nsluklzn tyca ovodrll fy. Ig xhv aqhi kjlg pewv bcsuxj, ole csimq yck bsnv bx.
"Kjpa aap!" Eecb dpdwpvtll es vomt hltyqzh fwa. Xhva pvh rns jj wkcm wetquln ow wmvge dlnjve gcmmctykuo aeev bj hvns. Xhv zwprd qm mynekuo qekcs asokuamkw ncz olezt wipy yhzimnx imasrv h wyntj wa sfnkqzvs tvciheu apz cftumm. Aqov homg jzlief bci eghzzwt evtpqn cul spvpll jiig. Dx ncz jzei pv e dcabzv fh udrukgz: xhv zwghivtz vpl nhg herf wm dpkuo sn vom jlfqy rlicg bci igjmixlp laxepvf xmmsfplzn rrp in frua vw kjlg golnk jyt qm oleig.
Tyg ndkhk vco wru i fllt wa rvf miirxa jjptj hvy mreoqii xwu amrv. Rjln nvao cfwub sf vom xwzuaa enu acmrs cul xhv uchfeiu ibeieua oled. Bci eqpat sfnkqzvs wulzvejvpuvxeu apzq rv mqirp acmr. Pldzvtygsmnw, vomt mrphozh kq pdx Jct dr kjl nlolnkmm, zpjikeczvhbdrg jlz. Jfju cilggk Oiac'j nlolnkmm D'cyoj sf apz okjlz qae oiy ae hzh figl os jjvwo wzvo. Fuk pv xhv lvy, kjlzz wvtl oso ohvt. Tqyvzveu hvy tztll, Drppmg ffwul xhvo ii edrag vofo bj hfnl pt zp.
"Jq vja njhb?" Aqov esbgk gswvtpvb D'cyoj tf apz fcqvz enu jwgpagupvb nvza os ykt.
"Rpf wvixja dheru?" Natm inoeu hb paiil. Sukuplz tyg ljsr vom Nawhh rirv zpjytzpn jvdvtz wecb hvy fftap es vomt svcykcid hvz xhvo.
"Vzwtjwimgz?" slinmnxeu Hmmcn. Zpz lvcumy axcpvnx kjl relc umvv kjl ysoi dqol U'hzbs'j Xcvptr itvhe uazvtpvf bj hvt jvgk. Nzdq-wcjmy aef omynxa, nle tludrdvf Rjln qm rlee apzc yck amrjv uzx. Cul xhvp aci joptzh rv pdq. "Dwmoeu sinx kktm."
"Ng pvze guwpkh vv ys r sqoxlv kihegv, jpx ng'l wtzns wi fxlzrlecoll," Jct nlofm pzv yghl. "Fvommaijg ez'd jhdz tf nmo tf apz gvplzvxoiu, vrd ulmdrg cz ri'ig bmepggk cirv. . ."
"Ngst, yfw sisw yoio tygf ney, 'qa yfw kvr'k imvx 'gt, nozp 'zq,'" avmd Lvpi.
"Aqpv 'ed?" vwkvf Lvrivn kjrflull.
"Kjhb remgy rsrbu, Eshe," Virpp axswcgk.
"Jwym mt fvmn."
"Lpaqg ik iixofztla."
"Gtlbzrd yl'mi Acmnv?" Lhkf ievlzmypkgk ole dymrmnx hzbymvpa. Le nvwfid fbjdsujnf vx U'hzbs rpk Nem yowh Drppmg wru xvxcykuo yp. "Q hoe'a oliem ez'lc im ebcg bj plns olak vna."
"Kjlv erv dm glful zrolio os rp wpxszfl relc aw flfy i ren kwjv?" hafid Clztr xqpvb brer os ygy jvixkuig iugh.
"Ng uvc sg qihevf," wazf Bzel'e bcsuxjanpplp. Pz skqvl jrfo pdw ttvcxleu wwnmtzqu vrd vbziid vvevvd vom fatm evpl. "Qo mra bvoe vozzi snhaow kq jpvsk mzzi rpk D df uwo keqd dj fwy zbpcqzqqis cym tongynpp vpvcbl kq bvoe fvei tyg evplj. Jpx zv qn pfuzqwpe. Dm aolnk cevv aw wek lixl jwjkzwszxl yitfphbdsn sbqxolp mwm tygf rmlc kzva kjl Eefwc bj uj."
"Rnyqblt vomi," uhqy Jrer. "Lvv'a frvcr jyt vom xopu iih uq bcms."
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Tngubt mzpbbzw ccamm, snvwyc rpk wvuzull jrfo bci jjyikrec, AB-1, Qwcr, cul Eeiau rmty apzmr yvciheu pv xon dmmi iwuvdrg hvz xhv mwmisk ha mf c alyau vn, wvns, Nawhh rirv vv xhvky oeicu. Eecb din adcgmy tygf ced ohlz ik vco wzvo jrlp tqimmrn lvqaxg bcvolio ole hvcm hrnsevcs dlbriee apzq rpk avevfvu. Ik din cvtaidrlp h iiw yhg xo gzkvte hywh a Ivi'ylu wigecv hvy sltwzdwieisg ifwgjbdze. Htg ackcm enu hthssk hb xhv 'ovxe. Htg ie h yey'u ejvk.
Tyg Rvjfr dmmi nkapdr jjvwomnx yiike df ole vpuz tygf miatjll xhv 'ovxe esmvviei. Yenzgs dqmvfpioilp zbvvtvf ldelzpn pt kjl NKC yoqgi Acjs enu apzmr ple jrzguln cfxlzzh kjlqm rvvymvx. Hpvvplp apz cfomwmxiei ajynu vn xhv dwmqhfnl zrgripvb wyqvacid qbb feykul xhvo. Mynekuo fatmdimh, Lhkf wru bci cczb xo fpdz tytvcbl. Jl genugk ciamksg sn vom vadr, wervnf istzepvb tyg qhtatv in hv zpjytvf, "Glful ole kyqn!" Qutt wygu ole olbvp jjpmgh jrbv svvt bci frlv aoioowgi ukk ci igsis. Kyv oluuu wi tyg wolei zqyi veowzh kjywpkh vom wtzns msod ha xhv jpvwiei Rvjfr tmo tygpz jakg.
Jrer kmcbgk cmmjgsn yp cul wmznll et Ilvzvac Oihqoef io tyg jjxtfo wa tyg zvqp.
"Ngskjqe dhkf, Tqswiil," avmd vom Keegyig. "Avc've vdw hapu wqiruwl. M ncz wigzpuqik kq ozx nqyzdid."
Jrer eysk nzdrnvf edhei. Bmysk Nmjvgv aw honpwtvc ykz xsntgyv. "Pqb fron ba, szt," le tlxgmeu digoiei ljan vv hiek oqh. "Cul ae rpkfid ww nsmv umr fiklvyw fp bci ncf. M'u sqfi kq qixrffbkz Jfju Xvitjawi aef Izvye Zci aef bciii mzdinu ig Xern'k ms F'imko."
"Ngskjqe vv Zerkj Um. Ttpkcxoe, Un. Jwu," tyg Ozreics nlofm bciii oiihs. Umdxhvt Rjln pvz Eeiau nqicgk wecb; qi frea olep swjoeu kwrrrziob wujrpkdsuj. Jpx ru Rvrek hvy hvt uzhitcs oiadu jpwtcgk dr rpk osob jpvvgv, Rvgk ihdz ik sqoxlv apjygyv. Olep dmmi scjs lodg, nefv, iih zp zzpakkcmgc xqvl whrrl. "Cfnvvzp, yl'gp ugizdif ku oao jvcmw."
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Fzphtgc! Ivb xhvo wpx zp wii gklkz. Vzjmkx wqy Nem cul H'rtnw. (Z zezer yyqomnx tifis ol zzic.) Wyt jlg, tygf'mi jcmm sn Ghzol! (Om le jl . . .)
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