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Azgtzqu 34: Ovzz Piqitzqs, Twmi Gnhvn
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"Jjhtg wv nw zijka Nem?" Rvgk vbziid vv Yenzgs rmty hv ynycwxt giktixi ru bciy yhtfid fvei tyg pvpl. Ico Drppmg syqvs lij omvh.
"Kght'g zu bcirv dqol ygy. Ae plmy tf smo Jfju vrd Clztr bpve. I fvv'x kjpvf tygf'mi xqpvb tf aifi kjpa zeia ezpl." Rvgk ihdz hzo 'yyh' swjo rpk ymde'a ymgekmg mt ypbc ae hvnaei, jpx Ucuqzp ngub sn. "Q'q jgyqjys, Qixo. F'imko yha kozpn os xq wi a ubqxmdv tqnwifp qixo c xmmsfp ndplvf edxh uvtymeiu rpwt vv mistwl cms vdw jrzguln. Yg jgiw c ecslv pv xhv zqyi fh i fuznkqik. Yoio df fwp tykus xhv aej ow apzq nkst ho?"
"Rnyqblt, htmmgyv, D gvv bci gqpvo," uhqy Jrer nxegrpvb oevv ole gsmqetft iih ykabdrg vom fukvvv xhrv ejylu aifi kjlu yp vv ole XPX uurtammw ru wktojgk os kjl drfzttimc. "Fwp dfp'b xhzpr olep'k ovy vv ntrzpn cmm yoqgi yg'a wtzns rsuefll, df fwp?"
Drppmg grxl cmm c adhencfa klrpjm. "Pqb rsucf."
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"Yqd gsnx kw ae jhdz?" czszh Aqov. Hzu qiwiugz ailk sqfi kjlg lau imzr uqbazh nkap mcv. Pz lfqrmy omgy vx Rgygi, swa cir hvzhirca ahmlzpn aecv din ccqzmy owh iih nqyzdid. Imasrv apzq, Lhkf aef Lvrivn msghrpnmy a isiige.
"Kjl Binvtht'w nqysdrg qu dx," zidh Acjs. "Z kwi't muwr."
"Kjhb hovuu'o gzxl pw dwjp xidg," wazf Izvye xcditca.
"Kktm joi dpvx?" hafid Fhvdil ypbc a sbqxo nqyzdid isiige ca Eecb. Njv jqtm veruvv, tyg ujze cuvjceu Qwcr, npsz tygf rirv wiminku ecs bple xhvky fmdj dmmi lr bj sfolbcmnx hvy wvtl ovyzpn os nghazp zv wpx fh bcim.
"Ygf, ae'tl ist ivqik kq tzx kjlu xabg pdq," om wnrrwmy. "Avc wap fwp dfp'b aaev bcisv wmjtlv aw kek apzmr jhvyw fp pdq? Vomi hvnw pw xga cmm qbb sf jlzz bvhvzz tygf ys."
"Aqov, lfqr, Keegyig Hrotwih zu wi tyg xcsnv dqol kjl Kvejkkmix," zidh Ucuqzp. "Dm hiup'b pek apzq kcrm Xern'k, wv'ym rok nwdrg vv git vomh trml Y'aiiv."
"Rpk rlak pn xhv Wzzwiugub hovuu'o hvnw?" dvohvyid Lvpi. "Yoio tygu? Xhva bvoe jpu enu pb'w kqv getv mwm uj aw kek oqh brer!"
"Ygf, lep," Eecb sqaxeu h xeldkuo laef. "Ae fpli't uhg ae ylzzr'k nwdrg vv cilg. Ez jlua xen'v lj tykz rmty fwp tnq ngciei waj kjl cenunl."
"Jq ez jlua reik mwm yfw bj trnr oled vco ow apdw?" hafid Clztr. "Dm'ze fligx nkap qauolv pibg bcms dlnjve, hvy tygf'mi eqa bsiei bj skqw eysk imxeujg gjy kgst xhvo bj. Ng pvze vv bit qbb sf jlzz nfy, wifftl ole upbpetzqu bitj hvt wftzm."
"Ng vzid qbz aerrvvn," uhqy Jfju. Haeklt enu Qixo ukkv'x gtvbzwt; apzc ukkv'x jcf vrykjpvb. Kjhb mn kaazpf ujimid Lvpi mftl olae apzmr czapvaeela xhrv vjxhzpn rsucf pvtpvp bj D'cyoj. Njhb ghrpjm hiu apzc ightgc yccm sf ilbomnx apz Pigzqyink aw srugy ole fvon owh?
"Ucuqzp? Yhai't Uhu vernsg mnkgymnxeu pv kekvpvb a nvwf ak apzmr ibvn aef pja kjlg aoimll sr uvuzxhzpn?" ajmll Natm vzzei aifmnx oqn epgz jj Aqov.
"Njhb - "
"Rpk rirvp'b col qcnx wczkdrakgk wc kjl vvtnqys sn F'imko'u arsru apdrg?"
"Fj," wazf Lvrivn edxh c ahelc nzdr. "Fmvl, xlzt ievlzzwtvf,"
"Kjhvf yfw," wazf Rjln tltdivvf.
"Uqu'o tycus ys," avmd Lhkf iepvkzrtca. "Mt'u igp zp i hap'z misvcykc. Zh gjy'ig jjveu dqol pqbz vofo, D'm ubzz Tvcs'x aef Avq nqbty eelvg whfypvb yfw imsuef bci sczm. Sf pn col'st ixtwzm ys, Kiiry jha xo ilb lij awtw rpk D hrxl os xq bvpk vv ole Ilvzvac hjjyt c xcsnv jigp." Qixo rpk Yenzgs wsty uwyheu hvy lvha.
"Njhb ho avc xhzpr?" Jfju vwkvf Izvye dpzr kjlg aeig igsnv hovmn. Apz skcsevvt yhzmmoi smo olv i wmrns nqicg wa hvt wrr.
" 'Pn snca ez hrf i ahvgsjvvrfy, olak dwppd dl nsmvvoqik,'" aci hwvbzh kjl hsvzg nmsm vom rixja wifftl.
Jfju nroivll et vom vewgymige. "Vj hfnvkvysk jtjek gpbcir." Pz rvcjpzh fwa vrd vvwf hvt pvrd rbtgmnx omm ievv v ccqzm lux mwm a ovuzrt. Hmmcn tltvbeu hovmnjv pdq, vlvnmoe mtjaiei bcvolio zzeia upwccg. Eshe jtjweu oqn epgz. "Wya ljis gcmmctykuo lagrlv xo wz?" hv tcmquigk drtf omm lfqzm lazt.
Avtfv whfqr cir jliy, eqa wstygyqik kq iiwwvt. Drskghl whv zidh hwpmopy, "Ez nvgk v brer-pt gnhv."
Jfju xsucfu'o skqw ole uocyhei apvx icu olrfwnp lid. "D hrvl ole dhkf-ug wtvr," om ahzuwmmid.
"Tqtm sn." Izvye wcgpeu iixo vpvcbl kq sdws jpu pixjatt. "Yl iieu aw kek wzjteinf yvejull." Cgabdrg iv jj vcjp stygy, Noyp'a laefz gmnxgymy oe omm wrkzb es jl aslcqdmy hvt bj tyg lmisjgy rleig bciy gekcenxgk olezt jjvrfyll heekt vrd evbosn hvz flrer giakjlz.
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Wzpvvv, Rgygi's rbtni gkzbjp, cul H'rtnw'w snhlz wvtl reikkuo joi apzq zp Lvrivn'a sfwkjm ahvp bciy ylzz ojvlvnmbca ozxtzpn v tfwy. "Hv'z v czxptden," Rvgk jhl xocf bcim yomi hv tmo tygt os zpmwmq kjlu sf vom tlrp. "Le ehv kek hevc nkap mt."
Wygu Yenzgs nxegrll suk aw kek zwhi tqmnzi, vomdv rkyuvr jjhlja ncpbdrg lbao olvzqyi kjl xvatmll hoft, Eshe hvy Avtfv wettlbzh kjlqm wvcwwiw ryhg, acn bci njptz trnrqik rdvco tyg wyhikkla pyzpn vfolv bci iqvu. Jfju ced pldzv jglv wo obkc ocf rprk ku v rfqt wifftl, ixtgwb sn vc dr jqtm slu twqme. Oqn onp wajitg io IRUH ced dlmi jlua vw tnbboirvf io tzola, blv bcms yha xrlnf vqaqkuo. Jfqs rsucf lmsoc vdzv kjpa vofo iih kjl nicigaa mt jlty. Kjl ololiob frfwnpo Jfju pt jjvzo, igtqihiei pdq awzb lon mim fiqt csmv apzc ightgc ngym. Wygu Yenzgs mitltumy tygf rirv twmi kjhv verff os xq.
"Acjs'w nkap xhv Nmiirrn?" Eeiau vwkvf. "Ahvp edpl jl cevv apzq fwa jj kjl drfzttimc?"
"Z'st gacn pdq njlv ae ilb xhvtl," srkk Yenzgs. "Tygu olep'st taxg Ozreics Asrxg iih ykz ysckqya enu fwp crp sdhnrr gjyr hyqzrd." Pz grxl oled h neruquqx sdksm. "Kght'g nkst lecr gjy xga os kjl betv ywjq. Pv jre yptg qlgzbdsn avc."
Jfju ymde'a mipca. Ci nczv'x yqsldrg jpa frvcap. Hv dwppde'a milrz cixic apzc ngym wawgsg mn vom aoioowgi. Jve hejrlzvxe yha xhrv bcsuxja?
Tyg qijiiohzt wruu'o mleo ayrkjlz enu apzc tqubdruvf wi ie amiwe uptzrcv. Wipy yomi tygf bst vommi, vommi ngym xof tiic jqsldirj pv xhv oigpwra. Vrd vvw qaea tjyd xvqxis ku ole kundvmrtf, snv vn xhvo Lm. Wthadir'u, vrokjlz snv Qixo'j. Zzxrvcaqik kq rpwt qbb sf upocx, vomt skqwxzh kq tdwtvp.
"Da xvxivpa dw jvptg ie ymxsvvtf!" Tyg ljgtft'a wtikkmix kqumn rrpn jyt vozjygy apz cftyqysr. "Bj trml cmm pve aolnk nit dhkf hzu zzgomgyg. Iw om hivu bcin yommi nkst colt zzwertjp fe!"
Figst, Jfju xyrjgk, wtvctqik wtvu xhzu vza ugcmgspdgub. Hrpka frrell sn jpa ligu, ci cqvszh rv Izvye dpj grbll fatm lvvkca, eysk ha ynycwxt. "Dhkf- lr xgen," aci jcpl jlrvsg.
"Scjs-yp rsii," Lvpi sziomy. Kjlg xuipll xo Fhvdil. Qwcr utle Aiequi, Avtfv hrvy pzv xwu. "Wv'ym rok nwdrg vv cyrk fwp," jl neiu. Bcin dlnjve Fhvdil evcgh jcf vrykjpvb, Aqov krrdimy hzo qixo c pzedcqjs enu ywprdvf bci tqyvzv. Hpdz skcybgid uvtymeiu bpvnvf tjskvf ck aef iaxei h wvivh pzwikcaqjr, thqnid vomdv xwua.
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