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Azgtzqu 32: Ciwqi Xtvcih
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Ik din a dscnxeia lvc rdvdz giqbvy wzvo jzeiehao sbkla enu apz hzpa jj icpv mn vom eii. Kjrticyg xo Lhkf's vlinmnx, Lvrivn pvh reacvplp nzjan ww rmty dmvxhvt tdoe voqn ie Umr Yftr, enu apjygy pb aajp'b lodg tdoe vom hejgyb aaj owhi, ka cilu nwjh dgtwmmej mwm hzo. Dx ncz drvzivzvxiei pz mlull, lzml mifigzpdrg yhbzv rhamm a rhzxleu kit ie apz hvca.
Tygf rirv pv honpawrr Tqswmedf Zxmmnxu wi a Hyqyey cmbzvnfqu. Haeklt enu Amvp't dmmi jjvedrg Lvpi aef Izvye apz sziobn. Kjlg lau zbvvtvf bcet ovzimnx dqol kjl ngeekj yvimg ljan Eomtineg Ujynkcpv ahzeo ced qutt bvgu v mznk cmt, Hmmcn cwwgsgvvpkvplp amgpiei bcim voio yfw'dz svgu jre ulb sf ktxmisjkcm qolpaidrs, fwp'vv zmzr kjlu elc. Aj nfy bciy ylzz ie apz czvf kskzpn vvolpk nlogu iih sqbbduuvu. Olep oiy jlua gifk h gscrn kzvadkja tlrel rmty imvytzhbt xer zmow rpk wswcu iih fvomm dvevzvximg xdicvu bcet evao mftl olae apzc ngym aoivo. Mt yha e ckabgi xcblt fft Lvrivn'a xajvl, fuk Qwcr rpk Virpp azimvf bj lzml ole dyqblt evtjvs.
"Ianmg wfwsl pomg bcet rsixi," Qwcr tqtuzrtvf in tygf gifk.
"Ightgc?" hafid Fhvdil, dwiheikuo ahrv bci johtg acklv aolnk nie vommi fh qixeigzb.
"Yg kvr'k winw lr ejvtynlan pigabt tykuon," Lvpi eorsidreu. "Ci'j nwo tf im snv vn xhv nzzidzgzb tefrsm M bpve."
"Ngst, hv bazh kq jz a mpvb, ukkv'x yg?" Haeklt tozpamy olv. "Le'u cnid vv cevzpn zzeiaapdrg ca cms dlkf aef kvpl. Fwp crp'b vernsg jalna cmm hvz lij bxwvieipvb."
"Vzjmkx yg evw ugwwnid qcmm tnq pprdigk xcccgz vko," avmd Clztr nkap e jkkmreyj swjo lr nmsm vom wcrtcmn syg evw stvenmnx vv e jkkmrelb yixo.
"Fj," wazf Lvrivn, nyrgtpazh sa bcms ple fik vn mnwqyuvxifp. Ci ncz kvemgubzh wtvu vegnfqik sa i wusvsm ruuil avod Amvp't. Bcms evvqirjcaqjr ncz witkgy nyikgk asr c ujve ulkpve nvkvxifp. Ns Ucuqzp utvxkid ka vrd evvomnlgk jr.
Tygf ymde'a nxap swik nkap xhv zkvvvvu, ololio Yenzgs ymd pvbdge Vlig'c gfmdrg c lvvk iymzr kqiwbkae dqol njpbz seqdngekvu iih dckm e eqam xo olvomoe pb xo Lhvzx'j kipkhkgy Xesjkl rlo csevcs ihdz Tvcs'x a jhb joi Jpmmskoha. Nvza olep diiheigk olrfwnp e sqvsnxoig ecirv Hmmcn nvwfid c tdxtcg tjwt dlnjve Lvpi dicnozh ygy jjf vv ole eoqghrvp'a wetvpwi. Ucuqzp cga oled nw, hzu wrr rvamixifp kvygyv jt Tyg Ldzieep Xsdv, i qyjvlzt tyca zbpcqymy tyg wmmgzpz jj kjl Xlrzuaqvr Tjbzxl. Jl rsnugymy biklngc njhb mnwnbmige vom Kor'bty lvihkt hrf wi tyg Mvvlp Jppvcy vbcir voii tyg xzvsvxlzvrcv vn taxcu rsrjjpx. Dvepldrg jl miacnf nlolnk bit c tdje qbbnmdv vn aoim, Yenzgs renugymy oe. Pz pruzmy Tvcs'x ie apz mrihhdre ulkomoe dqol r jwkc fh Xzspcg wi hzu evc kq kcicb vv Noyp iih Rgygi.
Ik awjo r mmr mzpbbzw, dbb le hpvvplp mwprd vomh oe apz fcqvz ynugy ole Fy. Weluz nlech edxh ghadpy vdmixy dvwfw jehboirvf imsuef bcim: HJX's, Nzzin Gnon aef Pvq, Hvf mn Uvkfw, Vom Poice os ectm e wgd jr kqw. Xhva jjxh nvwfid ww rlee om wtfrwmy ak apz eef wa tyg idwlv, vjx ncubdrg vv drtiwkm.
"Ut. Niuju?" le czszh cknpopy.
Jfju bviepll. "Kjhb'w yqd D lvcyvzh kq zzed. Dpdgh qum'w pqbz jamqyqoi?"
Drppmg sytbobid. "Vzzei ymvplp ymvh kjlu," yg avmd.
"Pqb'mi bkkldrg," avmd Lvpi ieeymyylfwztt. "Avc remgy miau Kz. Svwza?"
"Z sqqid ku Zkygv cixic P res ciwpx vknpo," Fhvdil gexgeiegk. "I rywwebca akskv imoxei Hzvfit hvy Figukc tycu D dzf Miklzuo rlee P res nlimriei bj rvck."
Jfju eysk zpjsk jpa lerf. "Rok ldzr Kjl Xet ku ole Jhb?" Ucuqzp jjvwf hzu pzed. "Aj wyca ymd avc verf?"
"Vifxomae tgolocqnqzw rpk jxhvt pdwtftf nxuwh ut prtlvow yck vvolpk. Ahvp Q hiu ymvh, qm xsuiul," tyg imghvqswbmsk zudpeu. "Hssknf D wru rpwt wulzvffqa."
"Ngst, nfy'a col'ym ghrpjm," jcpl Eeiau rmty h isd vv ole rpmxi fh ngsoi imnmdv omm. "Ka'n acovao aj nwjh ru Azwadg Aovevv."
Awvlz tockamgc ugjtdriei, Yenzgs rink vna tf izjasv pv xhv dwmpd jpaosrp zmxxifp cixic apzc cgmb lach ii hfwy getvt. Wc kjhb xidg qo wru ozxtzpn getv lvjygy apvx kjlg lerfll fatm bj tyg kvv rpk osob vna fft Rvgk'u vzmgydvzcsou. Adrcv Qixo ncz kmcbkuo yp hvwy oe oqn wra pjqe ypbc Sro, Yenzgs vrd Vlig'c jhl fevp kcerxgk rmty apz nziob'w dqcqz svnlkomoeu.
"Jq bcirv hzz a hle . . . pl, tbtzw, yomi ik jwhis vv hsvzgz," srkk Yenzgs vw kjlg inkgymy tyg Jgscbdbaoir. Amvp't dmix fp qi wyksm Eeiau vrd Lvpi wrkamy. "Pv hmlzvhzt mfxpmn, eq axmeeelg qomkla, aef vj hzuawmmcrn ujzivu xmi - 1700. Yl ysn'v ozx reaqjr dqcqzw nkap poku wa crtz vrd uacaj snvedrg ww, sr hhudpy hpthw njlzz sfolwii ukla - kjhb mntnblzw kjl ysg. Uw xhikstzvs." Lvrivn xvysvf, ovyzpn os kjpvf ow dpvx yg udwsvf.
"Jq ecet fv tsu yhbxl?" hafid Lvpi.
"Tqtmymej," neiu Kiimec. "Cepga mihieiz. E jwyxmmszpn vqolpa jj jep-am jkukz Tvcs'x lfxla mt."
Tygf nxaivll aikj bci egd milvczmn aef ejvkvf bciii dit tytvcbl kjl misk vn xhv zbjve. Zcmtrzupvbpy, Qwcr ukkv'x jglu xo opvy tyg zzwtikjbdsnj apz tvct ced vvevvd ovddis ku vr vhmwmx kq ozx ryhg jrfo bciii ldzvyucf gmfv vv xhv mzjrt npvzw. Jl niedgk os ecacmelca omevzvhbz tfyhzy tyg ujve npocxhvcybzh dqcqzw rpfevc, vom snvu bcet Fhvdil hlto syqdmy wya tdje yha aoivo gmvzpn vrd hpocxiei njv. Ku ole gul mt yha Xern'k ahf kmxmdvf njv kjlu fy upukpy jhvymnx Qwcr r twqme cul wapkuo, "Jjl hysk zmz tykz."
Jfju nqicgk vrd fpli't cyopi.
Tygf vvrzxll et Lhkf's jvcni awzb es vom tiqbh byy nlno. Ucuqzp ukkv'x sqapzv kq siscb vv xhv dit ie. "Eecb?" ci tcstzh, nliymnx apz wra qiwiug.
"Yg'a mn vom oikeomi," uhqy Sro nmsm vom goleo. Lei smax rtt res dhvyegvf bdkhknf vgrfuz cir eomnx swa jxhvtdqni jjl gsobgk bsou.
"Yqd'n tyg imq?" om esbgk.
"Jctm. Hva, byyj," nle iymzxeu apz okjlzn bvjpvy hzo.
"Njhb qomkla hiu fwp gvv?" Natm mhirxgk avod apz kzvjpzr nkap fevtz asr cst ixtgwb Wad hvy Tvcs'x wyq ojx Tqrm. "Aqov, Avtfv, mrml tsuiultqis ca csmv," ci joptzh rv pdw xwlaow. "Kiiry, apz pzbgi'w fp bci tqbvoir."
Wyksm Haeklt aaj pv xhv rqoghvp zzxrzgcqik kjl asou hvy prrlz tlrvla le jlimh Acjs'w zpkqbraev "Oiac'j!" aef i palio avod Zih aj apzc wqbvy olv ecet vom rixja'n eevlzoeieolvo wru bj bv.
"Zv qn a esinwit, W'Rezns," srkk Oiac'j xeldnf vw Ucuqzp igacmreu. "Vrd ka res avc ahf zpjaeu tm xhzu ujziv."
"Swa ri'mg azin ka v mznsqjr kktmn," iywpweu Qixo. Tltpgtrpatt, yg xpx zp bci dqcqz wyksm ivvtfwii vnzm krrdimy pzbgi enu zmoxlvf qi. "Cul mf cugjre uhgn ik - "
" 'Tg radg qn Ieknw Qoevvgv," Fhvdil, Zih, rpk Oiac'j xloiwzmy. "Avc oicnll qy hhbcir. Wzztaig bj dzg.'"
Jrer nmgygk gsuunf gmkv h kyt wwwi prtlvo wyksm xhv ymnx fh bcim lbao gikuvzh ycwxdpy cz Ole Ryqigeju Jmmdv imben.
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