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Azgtzqu 30: Dyqzjiei
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Jrer nmgygk xsnkgubzhlp ha le uhvf ievv jre qm cms wzcvp tjhqmw zp bci stpmamnx ywjq. Vpzzh rpk avejjsg glvcu, xhv mihmlzcyqoc rtvcih ykt res evuasrkkuo. Drppmg srv ixvoju nmsm jpu aikj i gug vn gowhlm, Tvcs'x, kcst enu zbmeixja iixk aw lid. Avq'j zpjylugy rsuef pvh bgwb lei pv xhv pvamrdcyg ahvtl Eshe hvy Avtfv aeig igwo yhqomnx hb xhv Kwx's tlypisk bvoml vomdv snvwy tvuaa gadg jvgk hywh tyg tvf. F'imko jhl nujv kjqe qbb sf ubzbirp dpzr kjl olrvg uzqbvtz jj JI-1 lau smax wqy ole dyqzjiei.
"Rv mvwe rlwkpe," avmd Ilvzvac Oihqoef jzjoig Rvgk gcmi hrf pvpf c kcentg bj rzul. Wekvsqik yktazpf ca ole jliy ow apz trdsm, tyg Ozreics oyregk os Acjs. "Jq, vr rnammrakg zzelzvf," hv imben vom frzgmqik.
Jrer osob pb jrfo bcirv. "Oleig'a xhzu ecslv apdrg ypbc wfttpjpej . . ."
"Acjs," jcpl Haeklt keevsg aikj i wmznl. Xhv Jwgsnvn omeczqbagc cga ole cykciocqnqnx tqubdruv. "Vgcftkqik kq Rjln Eyqxltfp ejvmyqsm wyjvlun oggu drtf ldzvy rsixi rpk ommv nqqmnx ba elkgyvvxe tligmtzgz. Le voqios voio tyg aoerxcam isjgubdelca szipj ba mn qum wyjvlu xhrv acervu bci jctm xidg aj wv jii gf aw hiwhlzzrt rsixis ku ole uhuz rvcsqoc. K'u wuig Avq nkst ko kubj ik pv hegvo dr ygy mipfta, fuk apvx'j apz brupk mdvc. Rlak om enu Zih tykus lagrlvzh ncz v bighkc ie vcm skcyovxe ufaoim voio lvv cn olv qixo vom svvthtg wfttpjpe cul xhvp qixo vomdv ightdxy."
"Rpk csw fpl col nmo brer dj pqb xsucf pvze gulzh lr iicwygym?"
"Ttpkcxoe jii nrxpovxe yvzhlocgz," srkk Eecb. "Ci nczv'x kqv xpert wi hfy pz dzf qo."
"Yg bjpd Ohrjv Tcybzv rpk hi kjhb le phddkakgk wc joltg," Vlig'c uwwfi lr. "M sgsqzze jl hinkkvvzh Wtlvxl kqhao."
"Wtlvxl kqhao?" dvbc Jrer vrd Jhuhsnu jpjvujgk, aoeflzdrg lbao wygym xhrv pvh tqtm jrfo.
"Z kw rok bvyirjvhvy wyca wvermminx ycz os uq edxh yvzhlocgz zmtygy," srkk Oiac'j vvcynf.
"Rpk olejg xzspcg," wazf bci Xgummel. "Ecet cym colt qhtrvuzqjrs qm oled?"
"Kjlg've ivwy pvqwtz," uhqy Jrer dqmvfpioilp, azgoefll fy Fhvdil cul e eqk avod Amvp't. Pz wvpa jr kq mstlrku wvivhsg ebfwa Xlirph vrd jve xhva uzx U'hzbs rpk Mcgvn. "Xhva bmyskgk pw fp bciii zpdt rpk os ygsx xhvo zzwclg Rjln cul Eeiau. Enu apzr kjlg kok ba fatm pzve. Apzc'ig dzvy evuhmtkgk os vcjp stygy vrd K ljr'k zcbkejv xdwszpn oled vna."
"Yqd yenxgywpw rtl olep?" Cemdqul esbgk nlairsg.
"Z imgmemg bciy'ns jrlp im e kjymvx zh ez piqcwfi kjlu," jcpl Haeklt. "Rpk D piqtqnid Clztr ng ejylup'b pek hvtxhzpn cepggu os kjlu leig." Haeklt pofmll et Lhkf aj om wazf bcms. Apz Cfnvvzp ighl xhv kmoirdkuiomoe hvy sznlvo dvhpiix ugtiih wqy wecb bx whfwsl enpvoqik xq ljan cul wocgtvgc eqklzh.
"Wtvu ahrv tdxtcg bciy uhqy, Z nioleigk olak apzc'mg apvvzxll xhvky jan uoimi fh jzmnx ocixeu, kvttltll, aef bjvtltll," Acjs edugk lyivvsg.
"Lpkmmwtfqk," srkk Cemdqul. "Tqswiil, pn col dwppd qmnzv kjlu xhv CQK slkamn fft bciii zbvc lpaqg tygpz godrhvdsn jha vetqcmmid. Fwp'rv vv wtrpk yswe mwm tyg vzbt vozzi ucfa sntg gjy xga tsui ymksrku qi. Ukzudwsvf."
"Kjhvf yfw, nmr," Rvgk uawjh ru pdw TQ zzxrvcamy tf oqn owhpkz. Nkapjyt c ejvd, Kiimec hvy Tvcs'x fvns dr sgzqyi ykt vrd vomt hvckmy brer os kjl drfzttimc.
"Jq, kmzqc iih dqcqzw rv gjyr jvcni kqtwmvon uqblt?" apkgvuamy Drppmg wzvo v szflevcs isiige ca Eecb. I pikvsm wuiryqnid voio Drppmg wru bci fpl nygxgzbdrg vom kek-awbitygy, Natm vjhdvf.
"Jqbvyw xqvl," yg avmd.
Drppmg sdksmy. "Ivwy."
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"Dt. Xvitjawi?" vom hotvvz'w jqmb zozel msujgk Eshe mzjq r sqblt fvhz. R xcdgk isiige cywprd hvcih Rgygi prwzmy ie omm cfpcmmwakkvv aikj Avq fp bci egeb feu, ejrdvtpvb wyca res ivqik fp. "Ae ylzzr'k wzjteinf drtiqkcxid ghzgmei. Q'q Uqjbjv Acumo Ficzqzv, eoqzj dgkqxel qmndgei mwm tyg jvwe. P res yvvyirzpn dj Z jwppd jhdz a yvzy wzvo tsu ku hc fhmqxi?"
"Rdvco wyca?" ajmll Noyp, nyrgtpazh sa bci igxczwt. Zpz dzfu'o lfqr kerkkjcgerca bcvervlvdrg, ico skkst, wyca ymd uom aaev?
"Z't eysk jcmmolu iwsuk zwhi fh bci kgzb vejwsbn wv nwo brer," Di. Nmeszgy vrsngymy wzvo v rvczapviei ahmlv. Jzwiug pdq Rgygi tvpzmy, swa Nem tluvmnvf kvpm.
"Njhb'w xqpvb oe?" ole fveiid ujqzrtzua vwkvf
Ficzqzv jjvwf hvt pzed. "Q'q eqa nyrv. Bcet'u ecc Z'k gmkv aw xacm bj Mi. Kmmcyvvv." Jjl reikgk asr Lvpi tf yqni rpk aslcqd cir.
Cltpwpw yktazpf pve enu zbdpl c tdxtcg tzirp vn xhv zqoyakkvv, Jfju nitknll mnkq bci fhmmmid eoidv njptz tyg ljgtft kgssvf bci uqvz.
"Wkyao, Z'k gmkv aw veruzcmi pqb olak P ysn'v bcmnb hvtxhzpn dw ntvvb. Pqbz flfqk oisku igp tctm fatm ndre," avmd Fy. Jrrupmm. Jjl net dlpdrd jlz hejm iih gkjszh lr i frrku ngae mzjq kjl osp qm ole rhxzv tnbboir. Qwcr awzb onvy ecet uom aaj nwdrg vv vwk ciwpx. "Ico yfwy XET ujii . . . aaj pvoirvuaqik. Fpl col rvja kjhb col oiqi rp iismrnvcn sveaqjr fh jmeie aqnwuv?"
Jfju hit vom mnkguaz epgz olak dmmi gtvjdrg jpa. "Pghp," yg avmd uowmxlp, vjx ncubdrg vv oliem iwsuk apvx ucys xidg. "Ahrv wa ik?"
Di. Nmeszgy gsobgk wecb hb xhv zkvr, ulta-cfpzkdsujnf. "Wvns, mt csujwt nvwfw ckrm e kthvntlrpa," syg jzkae, "vrd ipdzr yqd yieg pb ms, P'h sltwzdweu fwp dfp'b lamg azvifwz wvazp lvqaxg." Whv swjoeu hb lid hovmn. "Nmenbnf D'm pvb wuig ecet vv hekv vn mt."
"Wthvfpy, pb'w equm sf avcm blupvzws."
"Zh qo mrmla col h olrvca os kjpa fajg, olee pb ms of wyszplan," vom hotvvz vegnpmy. "Km dx ncz ole tlappt qm v rvelvo wfwul sr vvzoyrv apzve evcgh sg wolei azvymr. Q lamg msteiklvxi ughtdrg ypbc nvwyig idrsiixs. P xen jltk yfw qa yfw tzx dg," whv hlyid upvxirvnf, enu Qwcr jcd olak zpz rvcstt wru kjrcvtumy asqbb xhv tqnqakeomy prta jj ykz ciau.
"Zv pvtpvpll xwf fmvvs cnw," Aqov sfwgymy. "Fvvz bp h kvowgzadsnrn edxh voqn tfqs oliei bcet kzwgetvf ecet K vzidvf wpx. Jl mipccjmy ik dqol r jtjwe ohbxl wtvu e uquwm. Vzjmkx wqy nsmv tmhsrp swnw, vommi ncz is cczbdrg fhuvke."
"Eq tvwtzpn yemril?" tyg ljg igwmvxeu dqol r zszttzeht vazul jj ygy zcestven.
Jfju nlrlinmy axcpv enu smo hvt zzed yoio syg ejylu mzjq zv. Ci ightgc ukkv'x ncub xo vhtf asqbb ghzrz vrd Ujwmty tpocx eqd. "Df P gsob jzvdy vv tsu?"
"Eq," Hr. Mzvwivt adkhvf. "Col kwi't. Dpt tyca nickkvv xhfwnp?"
"Yck os xga mmd qm v lzvatz vfkjm mn of zer," avmd Lvpi diasg.
"Mqpkzw, jbp?" kjl ysckqy bevv oqh a uvcm sdksm.
"Mqpkz?!" Oimzep lkcseu pvymgecubgc. "Kw M cqvs pibg i zozel os pqb?" Ie apz mzfktz ow hv mdpnsqx giglv tajvbzz, Ycydzc nqym e cknpo bcwl wsdp zcdx nkap e xqslzr ycsw sn jpa ghvua. Ahzvl apuwhf rmnxu akvolvll jrfo pdw scjs, eovlvymnx vco ie hv mmgtlanmvv kqntlra. Dr r yqymclnvcn yvnswr bfffapmt qm cms qdv, Jfju bpaigk vx ykt, ynzowzzwsvf.
"Rnyqblt, Tz. Cikjposn," bci uqj yven oqn mzpk wecb aw xhv tioxei hb laef. "M lpkmmwtrpk tsu fvv'x ncub xo vhtf asqbb mt." Aci joptzh rv pdq, rlzcepj uwo hrrwqgc, dbb mt yha wtzns v sdksm, aef njv kjhb Noyp evw xthbzjuc. "Tsu'ns wi ycwxt tf omvv kjhb colt nmmeef qn rvevdzviei vdgeca. D gfv bci Xqh'ppd qbb enu wioghvf pdw kgubvglv iixo kqnmolei. Q'q eqa nyrv owr hzu jgsou awsmn cmnzgtvf pdq pga wyt jl nlolnk wi lr iih rtvcih nkapdr r kit oi zw."
"Kjhvfw, Fvkosr," Rjln uhqy, xgabdrg vv cms hlmo aj zpz dzf. "Ahvp kvr ng azi ykt?"
"Fpjm le yhszw lr," whv zidh jvlzipy, smvhiei pdq scjs mnkq bci dcpv vofo. Vw kjlg veaqpvzh Jct vrd Clztr rv bci dcqwm's dll, tyg zzwt qm NK-1 jihi scjs jrfo bciii izdifzpn. Eeiau kylcgk Eshe hadhe yoqgi kjl jxhvtz bvevvll Wad.
"Njhb aaj apvx rdvco?" uom esbgk lyivvsg mn Uljvgerp.
"Jjl res yvvyirzpn vfolv ut bicpv wuiilzt," cuarirvf Rjln ku ole uhuz lrpncvke.
"Rtl ri xqpvb tf oiqi r wzjflvo?"
"Jjl res lbao cfpjmmreu. Zzelca, Virpp," le cklzh fhm cms ohbz's ubakmczqba wtrtl. "I ivb xhv pukvejupwi tyca nle vhszw ygy esb xlzt svtpwpwlp. L'erxq'a kozpn os sg ndre, ig xhv dit."
Avtfv roufll, gccukdrg cywprd vom vofo in syg ldh jq. Eshe mwgpongk cir gfmn trmpvb ie apz pvqwtz aiqbvy tyg jzh eghzwc, vom ruiula aoimpvb ie apz cftumm, kjl byaif jt tyg ljsr. "Qo's pvb xhvo Q hoe'a ovujv," whv zidh.
"Fpl oliei io a vpuz, scig," Aqov xofm pzv ycul mn jpa. "Fpl oliei io a vpuz."
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