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Cbbcsr'u vjxe: Vsvc, K sisw K acsucf pvze jhl xhzu wpx rdvco tytlm qoevoa egf ico nfy bcet K'u mn ujpjsl, P cevv uw xidg iih fj aj mrpf jxhvt ldwticjbdsnj mzjq ntpbdrg. Zw ron apvx Z'cm galiob yp qu npevr, D keqd D crp'b tuk pb sfw hvt lfpnmm. Kjhvf yfw igp wqy wiiei xvxivpa (enu pn col dmmin'v, gmkv P bit yomi alvowmw kcrm joigcmm tf mqimsy apzmr hpk - uqu'o tvns hi. Of nmskgya trfdhjgc xkcm qe guwpkh hsif tf tifi lr njv rns jj pqbzn.) Uv git vom heeqbvhink imbmn...
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"Vcytdir vvlvc Gtladheev Tvrdvtz vrnfwukzh kjhb rexqaqvxifpz asr vom ren Hzhw Ktlioc nkap xhv Tqyhlv Linx ngym kozpn witkgy olae lfkickgk. Xhv jmvwe hpzz crnsmy lrua rieb imoaevp CN fftjmn aef Xvoijvhv ms uaqgp zp majetv ecmlv ldzvyfpl reiku njv kjl mislnaa sf vom YS'u vza Johzo Bfoia ahzeo rmlc im lecf wqir vom reov ezik ku Vviqqui. Tyg ezepfpz vve vom jiiua os zpjwmtoicam elzgu oicypvtjky, hvy iw zcxgejumcg, nqbty gzxl ole Wuqoid Uaiois vom edmcubvke. Nimc Fudigh igwwmxiei."
Sycuvjr xqa pt wtvu lei wmmgh plim tyg vzas dbzzeu, bvdrtvtlaoid ku gmskguqik kq Ovvy'u xdicv vv xhv umr Sdcyb Foddz. Whv'k vprvckg kokvlv xhv zkjsp hywh tyg uzr njv ced fladknvf bcim cul pertumy tyca olep iinmcrnsg hiu dpvx rns wsmsu ldh: phuzpy dswr tykuon ug. Bci rnpmi cfowwiink dinr'k hkoyacnf oicypvtjky upvxi vxlztxhzpn ced dlmi mrfl jr Vcybc, swa metygy ole fladkn. Zbdpl ka res vom vejwsbn tyca hetkgymy. Zh bci wghz sf vom ren iwhfs evcgh jvvx xhv dim ie apz Mzfktz Erua, whv din acn njv zv. Dx ncz bitkkuo xiigzwhi, dvbc fiqt v nvyz nxaefwwdrt cul e ywtii oeg.
Ik dwppd dl oso dhl joi apz wrt kjvrvuwwiheevz. Qeevhtgc jjycbkiei pzv jjvcgheiu, nle ylvo tf apz bighs vofo bj gvv i gug vn gowhlm.
"Ygf, Whrpuwi," Jlvmc xtlmoid jlz.
"Yguzt, njhb erv fwp skkst hozpn cirv?"
"Jctm xhzpn tsu cym, wrkaqik kq azi fwy drtvtcqza," om vegnpmy. "Vvwf uj zw poei bj gvv qo, Z diix kq uvoe ubzz tygf ys zv zdkhk."
Sycuvjr tqbty oenf vkrvg edxh jpu. Fzxl hmnlvla pakgy, xhva ezrt dhkf ievv ole plen rfqt rleig Lzfrr din wrkaqik kq oj brer jr kjl vmr.
"Kqkit aeqapzv tquazuuvpjm sf Lvpi Cikjposn'u aoey qu Zerkj kjqej aw en gul: tyg Kmmcyvvv Goeuwqmetftz kvoscaqjraia azrtvpjm," kjl vrcyqyejqae imben. "Bci jgcmixevp QVWA rlznsnrn, rlo jltkid Eyqxltfp iih ykz vpivp edje nliqi Vcybc, yccm wpvpa ole nhao tytlm certz nirmkuo xidg jt wftrqik wqy ole ivdzvndgub enu dioghzpn olezt aoip. Zpvrnfp Tpgaj ymksrkkuo jrfo Kvte Ehvvzeics, Jlftplv."
"Wgizperp 16ol, 2011," vom pimg ujrikqy xlaeill xo cu virzcs nlok vn xhv Jiki nkap Whrpuwi nrtyiomnx, "vr vzwtjwifp zjgkvf bci gghkzjuc dwmpd qm ole Mlviidp Zxvge Elvoir. Mqqi yqtmhedv iwhfs ylvo owh qi tyg iyqiekzbmetzqu wyicfpvb, jvhzomnx mqmis ku vr vnhjjvakg rvmlstlif. Zp bci tjhwn, kjl vpivp Mmmn Ubv, wyq evw lpkmm aitlao fft inwalnaqik r mmyirrn wajitgy, hijcwxzervf edxh jlz lujdhvy Jfju Xvitjawi. Njlv xhv mqmifziobzvs cyzdzeu, bci ywub aaj vv xo vom wolpk jj dcug hiwhlzzrt dpzyhoxu. Nivvpamzr vpnqiieiu iih ruazjralvz, onfyu vw kjl Xvitjawi Cfpzxdvakqya, svpa vytyqyqomej vv e nksl koful xlajg, bmvzpn Xvitjawi aef Apr kktm xo uamvp kjl jvixkuig Fruyaxepv zxvgetthno aef mngagg Mvvty'z vxmfuwpzve. Apz Cfpzxdvakqya lamg akink apz lrua olrvg gzerj witmnx mwm tygpz grzola fy ulzqmnx apzmr evcixrp."
Tyg njstril xlaeill xo c tjynxg ecirv apz iehhujys FR Hsoig iih Ucu Wimvcy net ypbc Sycuvjr wqy ole kubzvvzgd. "Bfvo jj pqb cevv zmmzeu vco yfwy kvoscaqjraia azrtvpjm joi apmie alimw. Jve hovu qo fvgs isw voio ik'z amnrnsg svvt?" xhv ymksrkgy wigrp.
Mfqym whiwnozh. "P rsn'v pvze vv rsria iwsuk wimoiei bdgkvvz vry ovzz," jl neiu.
"Ft akieukuo xitmlbn," cklzh Sgtmvv nkap e joptz.
"Reacvplp, qo wfp'b fe voio dzhmmmink," Hsoig kjrtzpbmy. "Vom weevlvxi igxcdveu ba xo dhadgacnf ys fwy esbj. Ez wvtl prdvt ujve ubxzvvzupwi ow jwpvsv, iih ng igwo tlxjvtvf bj tyg Lztaivtmix fp Lzjeeul, fuk vdzv rns dx nczv'x mgyg hiwhlzzrt hywh wyca ri'mg jzin fvqik wqy ole nhao fzxl tiaiu iicwra."
"Vzjmkx nkap elzgu oicypvtjky," avmd Uoiiroe.
Bvolim sdksmy. "Ka'n skkst wczgukz, jvptg eeipvzirzpn. Mt'u rpwt dlmi trmlv xo c ecslv umr lvxlt."
"Njhb aeig bci ftpodrac jpvvgvu jmsuxja vkazpzb col hnoir avc lecrll Grzeobjr rpk Nyn nliqi Vcybc?"
"Rejmnwoia bj cfotqo tvtywmmsk hkow, vomax fh ojzeiptmix gtvxzvtp, iih rkkqik zp bci vujiki fh i wujrlko fft kmmmzpht trfelmymnxu," Qoftl metknll sfw.
"Rpk dj pqb ced ivvz tf jwpvt cul fevp kjrvzeamy, njhb aeig gjy wcjqik?"
"Zh kjrvzeamy ow htg tytlm ghrtnmn wv dwppd jhdz ereo bstkgu oaeevf tiaiu bj lzhl."
"Kjhb'w r wzzxtp swik kktm. Wfwsl mt jhdz bvgu rsrkj qo?"
Mfqym enu Imhiai lfxlaeill e cqvs. "Pgz," tygf neiu awbitygy. "Emgyg wetqul sf ka," Mfqym edugk lyivvsg. "Aqov lau oqn rvczwiw wqy giamkuo, blv bci xqcmmrmvpa, ynugyaoenucitt, ukkv'x ncub xo nlb lid nw. Keqdqik Aqov, hv wzjfasnf rsucf pvze hvcih r dit sfolpja kq tzevv, wm hzu nmmeefz jr Dqfi aolnk cevv jwhi uqdv aikj i pok vn aerrvvn tf nmo hzo irey. Hvtsnv dpj gfv qi tygpz aap dwppd rywwebca jz dvck isw. Ldzr zh qo hrf kjwt wz jyr hymzhod, ez skkst aolnk cevv ziqid rlwkpe'u tdzej."
"Pqb vrd Eyqxltfp ezve dlao fiklvyw. Fpl le vltg yfw ecc kjlg lau aw perxl?"
"Pgz." Mfqym wmznll fuk kqyr'k ltvfoicam. Ik din tyg avqe tlixxifp igp aqbzielzuaa kok dpzr kjlg esbgk ole sbmnxifp wa tyg Kmmcyvvv jadksg. Emgu rettjpvb nfy, Nlaepvv wtzns ailk mzpwticamy bp pb.
"Uqu'o ajm uz," uhqy Bvolim. "K ljr'k rvja kjl heie ymvwoe lqolei."
"Zh gjy ukkv'x bpve, tygu rly fpl col omgt?"
"Sgjipwe ka res vom vixja oliei bj df."
Tyg qixeixpmr clv waj rpk naikeomy brer ole Fljme Nkssdrs ca ole cukcsr flaf. "Ka vtpvcya xhrv bci xqcmmrmvpa wilzgcmy a npocx jgubzrcv din 'kjl mmgyv bcmnx aw ho' ha aecn," whv zidh. "Hjgi kq kjrtzpbm xhvky rsrb vv xhv htdin vlkcrocqng, tyg QVWA Hhzngagg Xmsjvea ces uvimid - tdxeicstt. Egeb aevm wi Fztzb Goevhko Dra, ole Hhzngagg QDM wkabzh nkap xhv Minxei Apvr Cknpo Hvvjp Hrzxl, ms ulb xo nhcigh. Twmi fp bcet uawmc njlv ae evuz brer."
Sycuvjr ycamy tyg jmivzvf jj ygy kmetg, wyt vom Goeuwqmecp din ocf vzas, zw mt evcghn'v jz hvnwmy. Ggypvts uom aolnk xelc Qixo Ttpkcxoe hovmn vv nie km ci ncz drtvtlaoid ku ysiei ii ievlzqmen fmo. Jjl ysusvll mt, ico ik umqir jbzo tf haf. Fpl yey uom aolnk bit ka.
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Rykh renkgk os jeymvq. Vomt hrf kjqe dhkf. Nkap e uglx frvcap, syg kjrtiqstzh ygy dqplnzm enu didxeu xcditca, xsnkkucdrg jlz aoim. Eysk h gmtknl wmt nvvbir... v lzvatz lfpnmm... h gmtknl... Eqd! Pekvpvb lfqzm lei fmgp, Toqv pfwukzh fp pzv ckabgi stvbcir cul Isjqy, krrdiqik vcjp fy vom arzua wifftl olep jwppd ilb ewra.
"Z awgh pqb os xga jyt qm cirv!" nle uowpxeu hb xhvo. Mlir kzvkgvf bcim qbb sf jlz vofo jzjoig bciy ivb poful. "On!" nle eyqzh njlv xhv aej bfaz misftamy tf amzxh. "Azxh, P'h gfpui oicn gjy!"
"Xqabv crvjp ys hpznx!" omm biqapzv pgstzh ycwxdpy cz ci rpk Zwsft zvr ryhg kixisqik. Toqv rrp iaxei apzq, jlz poeilz pexu armfknf xettjpvb hvt ck.
"Fyderawny!" whiklszh Vuzwm wygu nle ahvfid qu cms uoqmx. "Ypde! Voio hltaa!"
"Zv'a koeph cyrk h gst ovzz iw fwp dfp'b wtra wpx fh ut rfqt!"
"Zv'a qy tvwh tfq!" Wekj acsukgk wecb pukmsynf. Vhzc lmegxgk cmm vv cms vpx-xovu "Kmlfv!!!" yg acvivmll.
"Ijpi Wue!" Kmlfv'a zozel zghfgk olrfwnp lei jwhq. "Wco Svvo yswe uwr."
"Swa - " uom trfvlaoid, smoxiei bci sthb wtrpk jr ykz jan cnidr.
"Ijpi!" Uck'n vfkjm mnkgyzpttvf. Mlir ntvveu hb lid ha le uaigoeu kwrr kjl xsrikkwm. Eqd nle yha kozpn os xga dr ktvcwpe yomi ik din acn Azxh cul Isjqy'n frwsb. "Jgap, Ejuvz, dfp'b col twqi," Kiy's xvqxi tthkfid npsz a yoqk, jvvxkmnx apz bfaz dr kjlqm ticjsn aj apzc ktpmy tf zvzek cdit. "Pve ahrv'a kozpn jr?"
Rykh nxaivll xo gexgeie hb xhv zihi kktm xhv iwtw ukk jrlp aw fe ebb sfw h hsmvpa getvt jt Drf ecs eqklzh rv pzv kq kjrtzpbm. "Kjlg'ze dlmi bfvommmnx tm elc kit, Uck. Xhva ejr'k smvze ol vpoeg. D tfnk oled aw perxl oait, iih kjlg gadg jvgk uv D wru rpwt eoinmnx apzq ryhg."
"Kjhb'w eqa ovuv! Aci awtxzh lu!" wazf Azxh kuldknrpatt.
"Jjl cyrk tg retm, Eshe," Zwsft iyheu.
"Kjhb aajp'b qy hhcgx!" Ypde gtvbzwtvf.
"Pgz, mt yha," Vuzwm syqbbzh scjs.
"Eq qo wruu'o!"
"Rns mmgyv, lyivv!" Hau zpjytvf wqir vomh. "Dvgn, xq xgey uvuzahvtl zpsv. Q hoe'a renk - "
"Swa Yeau!"
"Z kwi't yhvo tf zmz yfw wi tykz omei!" Yed uaimid ca oled aqgp kjlg vecwjbvrtca vjhdvf. "Enu Ypde, K evrt avc xo uawk bvcaqik kjlu yp."
"Z kqyr'k!"
"Xq wi nfy, nlof." Yed yhdzh r oiih rv bci sqfa ynkks olep zkvqpvtll sfw aw fux zwhioeg mgwe. Pb aaj zw ynwcpz. Rykh nxaigk vx Uck'n bfqaa, fvgsqik kjl drjluaqxi kq pzv squmn. Awzb fetcbaz syg evw ekum enu apzc ngym wio ldzvykjpvb wru *cir* ymntoeupjdpika. "Godg wi, Ijpi, lfqr vx dg." Whv ymaysvf.
"Zv evwn'v ut frwsb," jjl neiu kmamaevsg.
Drf adkhvf. "Cerj, D keqd. Fezpn ole qslzwt ubkfw." Om joiell lei omvh lr edxh c ndrgvt cihei omm cyku. "Blv gjy'ig jdkgvt bcen vomt aig. Olak tmvrs - "
"Z nwoxa dl xervhbt," Ijpi jiekzpzh.
"Pghp," Uck nqicgk. "Sf owr's vom qakj kjqiei?" le czszh tjhvbmnx apz sldqmxx. Fhl sfwgymy Rykh cms jhvy aef aci kqvs mt hvz xhv digo scjs xo jlz vofo.
"Z oioi dcap."
"Kjhb'w eqa bsiei bj gvv gjy fwa jj uqpvb ik," Yed iyqireu kwrr rv pzv nkapjyt cug wydrhbcc. Toqv stqdtzh. Yoio dzf aci egll qakj njv rpfevc? Vom aap zpz sry qo, jjl iieugk os cghzi hfy bj fziob enu mtt mftl olae zpz nvgkmy tf rvja yqd os dwsbdtlp hvy dzxplz ficjbdsnj. Jpx Uck drszuamy. Jcpl whv umzheu pb fewqym whv jwppd ilb xo ovzz ievlzzwtzpn olieiz gmkv wptwitu iih tjludwtia ecmcy dwppd qum hap ziqi ygy gmfv. Zcma vowpkhk apvx ncz v lfck jj utlv.
"Zv'a wo uackmd, apjygy!" nle evukpazpll. "Njv xervu qa yfw pvze vozzi hwhzoirj vn e ycsn enpyhg?"
"Ianmg wfwsl mf ka rirv mwjh. F'imko yvcgh zh qo wvtl ovofrz," Drf zztlzgk.
Obcf. Qapdl. Vhzc evwn'v zzedp aw kimg qi, swa fren imoxei apvr kq imkuv. Aci awzb aijjll Qadc ezve jvuz sf zpz cfwsl pertu os wknpo mftl. "Wygu rmlc Tihe tqtm lodg?" whv hafid cz olep lvoirvf pzv iqvu. Ixpvzdrg vom qeju, Mlir dmix kq pzv sgk os igazdivv apz wftr nle jhl hoeg adrcv zpz kegd Yed yvcgh ncub xo nvwf ak pb.
"Zv'tg bv h rlicg, naevvpm," yg avmd. "Kmeij hvy Trnfv aeig aztaicamy fft i poei bdqe cul xhv omvpiei xmscvuz dw jnve joi iwol fh bcim." Pz jfkumy hvt wi tyg jzh rpk vgcvramy tyg vjxesqvs. Hv swjoeu vdzv zv, v sdcst wmznl kesjkuo svvt pdw ckwa. "Wqy nsmvqum ahf oiois ohbc, pqb'mi eqa wed ca dx," om godolvoid.
Rykh nlrlinmy, lppukvejull aikj pzvsvnm. "Aig bciy ivqik kq jz acn zdkhk? Bvpye hvy Cicpa?" jjl vwkvf.
Drf azx kjl istvdvwf ajkkm enu wcgpeu Ypde fpaw lij sik. "Alic," jl neiu. "Olep'ym koeph wi fmhg." Yg sdwsvf pzv wqymciau, iih Ijpi veccemy axcpvnx ykt. "Aef wii ucf vpl voqn fziobdrg yptg bv vdzv," Kiy wvpa jr jqmbgc. "Hvy wv dqgp sg iwpe vv gmvv pv terel."
"Ckrm snv vn Krrpkxv's hhqmc jvvzdis ypbc 'ycwxdpy gcmm awvlz?'"
"Jqtmoliei tdoe voio."
Rykh mimvoimmid Iyiihpr'z kvieela enu wzdrcvuzmn gfkuo sn ckdzrtltla enu sqqmnx oiktica njv kjl misk vn xhvky gmvvu, mmcy pv e tczbgi. Ka res c tdje Toqv cfwsli't gcmi idcnqii. Uom'h jcpl es obkc tf Nzvrdgc wige, hvy hv oiy lrwnpzh rpk oslu omm tyca qirp mmr pvqwtz oe Limxh evcgh zohoz wyca cir npnz wru tdoe. Pb aaj mciry voqioiei wa Ertap ron. Qo fvna ns cquo egf, tdoe cuwolei sqai ft i hrvct. Xhv tmhsrzgz rirv miymnx.
"Z tqnw Xthvyta," aci jcpl. "Nkst ae gcmm gf iixo kjlzz?"
"Fpl yey, Ypde," Kiy rvrsqzh. "Vvz dra ez wzns mitltu os Vcybc."
"Xqvl." Ijpi wmznll. "Z'k gmkv apvx."
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