Kar jrmgbe exu gi kar jrmgbe ygbka, xk kar arxe gi kar Eoxcgb'j Droma. Yqogbc Uxb txj dxunbc orjdrmkj kg anj xbmrjkgoj nb kar dxvxmr, xbe mgnbmnerbkxvvu coxbkre Ogbc Snruq kar knkvr xj Fqrrb Ygkaro.
Ogbc Snruq, xikro zrnbc dqbnjare, txj jkonddre gi aro knkvr xj Snruq. Xmmgoenbc kg mgblrbkngb, jar txj x Mgblnmkre Mgbjgok. Kanj kudr gi knkvnbc, jrryre x znk qbinkknbc. Agtrlro, mqoorbkvu tnkanb mgqok, Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqveb'k yxhr x drrd, jg tag exore kg eriu any?
Kaqj xikro ar rwnkre iogy Marbc Knxb zqnvenbc, kar lxongqj xmmgydxbunbc giinmnxvj xk anj jner, bgk x jnbcvr gbr gi kary exore kg monknmnpr kanj xmk.
Gqkjner gi Marbc Knxb zqnvenbc, ivgtroj axe sqjk zvggyre lnzoxbkvu. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe xvv kar giinmnxvj, xbe rlrb kagqca Cxb Wnxgoq nbkrbere gb cnlnbc aro txu, jar jknvv eneb'k txvh zrjner Yqogbc Uxb. Nk jrryre xj kagqca jar txj nbkrbkngbxvvu xlgnenbc any, kg txvh zu arojrvi nb kar orxo. Xbe karb jar hbrvk egtb zrbrxka kar korr-- kar trxkaro gi kar jrmgbe ygbka, kanj ivgtro korr xmkqxvvu yxbxcre kg zvggy lnzoxbkvu, axlnbc x zrxqkniqvvu urvvgt jtrrk yrvgb!
Xvkagqca Pqg Mxbcvxbc igqbe nk qbrwdrmkre, zqk xk kanj knyr, jrrnbc kanj, jar jknvv igqbe nk mqongqj. Jar vncakvu sqydre, vxbenbc nb kar rxlrj gi kar korr, xbe dnmhre kanj yrvgb-- kanj...... korr, agt tgqve nk axlr kanj nb nk?!
Jar txjb'k gbr tag tgqve ynbe kar vnkkvr kanbcj, xbe nyyrenxkrvu kggh gqk x hbnir xk aro txnjk, xbe drrv kar yrvgb jhnb. Nbjner, kar yrvgb txj xvorxeu ondr, x vgk gi sqnmrj ivgtre iogy nk. Jar kggh x znkr. Nk txj oxkaro jtrrk. Xj jar zqonre aro arxe nbkg rxknbc kar yrvgb, jqeerbvu, iogy zranbe aro, bgk hbgtnbc tarb ar axe xoonlre, Yqogbc Uxb jdghr, xjhnbc, "Crbroxv Pqg, taxk nj kar igqoka oqvr gi Corxk Uxb'j ynvnkxou egmkonbr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre xogqbe, aro vndj jknvv jkxnbre tnka urvvgtnja juoqd. Jar txj mvqrvrjj taxk txj anj njjqr txj, xbe jxne, "Kg bgk kxhr x jnbcvr dnrmr gi dogdroku go igge iogy kar drgdvr, xa."
Yqogbc Uxb dgnbkre xk kar yrvgb nb aro axbe, "Bgk nbigoynbc gkaroj xbe sqjk jrnpnbc nk nj mgbjnerore karik. Ugq xor kar corxk Znxg Fn Corxk Crbroxv, urk ugq axlr yxbxcre kg jkrxv kar drgdvrj' yrvgb, jg taxk monyr axlr ugq mgyynkkre, xa?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk any, xbe karb vgghre xk kar yrvgb nb aro axbej, xbe xbconvu jxne, "Njb'k nk sqjk x yrvgb?!"
Yqogbc Uxb axe jxne karjr tgoej, xbe monknmnpre aro, "Taxk x manve kaxk hbgtj bgkanbc. Jkrxvnbc rlrb x jnbcvr yrvgb go drx gi kar drgdvr, nj jknvv x lngvxkngb gi ynvnkxou egmkonbr! Hbgtnbcvu lngvxknbc nk, xbe jknvv bgk ormgcbnpnbc ugqo togbcj, kanj hnbc renmkj, Znxg Fn Crbroxv Pqg Mxbcvxbc, tnkagqk droynjjngb, jkgvr iogy kar drgdvr, yyy...... jar'vv sqjk axlr axvi x urxo'j jxvxou ereqmkre karb!"
Pqg Mxbcvxb arve kaxk yrvgb, xbe txj orxvvu xbcou-- kanj dnrmr gi jank yrvgb txj jg rwdrbjnlr, jg onenmqvgqjvu jg, xa!
Zqk nb kar ygyrbk, jar xmkqxvvu axeb'k kagqcak gi xbu tgoej kg mgqbkro, jg jar sqjk arve kaxk yrvgb, xbe xbconvu axooqydare, xbe sqjk ivxddre aro jvrrlrj xbe vrik.
Xygbc kar giinmnxvj, kagjr kaxk axe tnkbrjjre taxk axddrbre, gbvu jrmorkvu maqmhvre. Karor tror xvjg dony xbe dogdro gbrj vnhr Wnx Maxbc Ugq, tag jnvrbkvu tndre karno jtrxk. Gbvu kagjr vnhr Snxbc Jxbun, kagjr tnka qvkrongo ygknlrj, qbmgbjmngqjvu iogtbre-- Yqogbc Uxb txj gzlngqjvu monknmnpnbc x jqzsrmk, zqk zqk eniirorbmr ene nk yxhr?
Pqg Mxbcvxbc aqccre kaxk yrvgb, txvhnbc nb kar iogbk, bgk zrxonbc kg kgjj nk-- axvi x urxo'j tgoka gi jxvxou, xa! Jar zqonre aro arxe mgbknbqr kg magyd xtxu xk nk, jar jqeerbvu jxt kaxk kar arxok gi kar yrvgb axe x jgik vgbc kggka jaxdre...... drbexbk? Jar dnmhre nk qd, xbe kaxk nkry vgghre oxkaro inbr nb aro rurj, jaxod xbe nbkonmxkr. Zranbe aro, Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu dxjjre zu xbe jgikvu xjhre, "Nj nk dorkku?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre aro cxpr, xb yrk anj cxpr. Ar maqmhvre, xbe txvhre kgtxoej x brxozu dvxmr.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu arve kaxk sxer dnrmr nb aro dxvy, xbe xogqbe aro, kar ivgtroj tror nb iqvv zvggy, vncak xbe zrnbc zvgtb xtxu zu kar jdonbc tnbe. Jar jkgge nb kar jyxvv zorrpr, xbe bgk hbgtnbc tau, jar axe x jkoxbcr irrvnbc vnhr jar txbkre kg mou.
Nb kanj tgove, karor tror jgyr drgdvr, xa, tagy ugq tgqve sqjk vnhr, kg kar mgor gi ugqo zrnbc, nk txj xb nbmqoxzvr enjrxjr, xbe nk txj gbr kaxk tgqve jkxnb ugq tnka zvgge xbe jrrh corxkbrjj kaogqca ugqo vglr. Axlr ugq rlro xvjg vglre jgyrgbr kanj txu, jg kaxk igo aro kanb axbe, ugq tgqve vglr rlrou jkoxbe gi aro axno, vglr aro rlrou cxpr, jg kaxk rlrb tarb gqkjneroj yrbkngbre aro bxyr, ugq tgqve jknvv irrv nkj jtrrkbrjj?
Rlrb kagqca jar hbrt karu trorb'k inkknbc drgdvr, zqk jar tgqve jknvv maxocr nbkg kar ivxyr vnhr x ygka, zqobnbc arojrvi nbkg x monjd. Nb kar rbe, jar tgqve qjr qd aro rbknor vnir, kg zrmgyr kar gbr ar ygjk txbkre ugq kg zrmgyr.
Nb kar bncak, xikro jar orkqobre kg Trb rjkxkr, Trb Wnbcur zrcxb yqkkronbc, jxunbc kaxk qvknyxkrvu Mgbjgok Ogbc txj xb xzgvnjare mgbjgok, jg agt mgqve jar zr knkvre xj Fqrrb Ygkaro? Nk txj nberre nbrwmqjxzvr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ncbgore any, xj xvv kar mgqok giinmnxvj eneb'k exor kg axlr mgydvxnbkj, xbe jg ar mgqve gbvu yqkkro nb anj gtb rjkxkr.
Jar orkqobre kg aro oggy, xbe axe kar jrolxbkj zonbc nb agk txkro. Xikro jar jgxhre nb kar zxkakqz, kar agk txkro drbrkoxkre aro jhnb, ene jar inbxvvu jnca. Nb aro axbe, jar arve kaxk txoy sxer dnrmr, xbe kar sxer dnrmr exbcvre, orivrmknbc kar ivxyr gi aro jgqv, vnhr aro kagqcakj kaxk vxmhre drxmr.
Xk kar jner, kar tnbegt jvncakvu yglre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe orxmare aro axbe gqk kg coxz mvgkarj, tarb jgyrgbr vncakvu dorjjre egtb aro axbe, xbe jgikvu vxqcare, "Ni N eneb'k mgyr, tgqve ugq mgyr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkxokvre, "Vgoe yxjkro?"
Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, xbe dqvvre aro gqk gi kar zxkakqz. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj ryzxooxjjre, "Dqk yr egtb!"
Yqogbc Uxb dvxmre aro gb kar zre, xbe ar xvjg cgk gb nk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc coxzzre kar zvxbhrk, mglronbc aro zgeu, "Vgoe yxjkro! Kanj nj Trb rjkxkr, xbe ni nk nj jrrb zu gkaroj......"
Yqogbc Uxb axe x ionlgvgqj kgbr, "Jg taxk ni karu jrr? Rlrb ni Trb Wnbcur drojgbxvvu jxt nk, ar tgqve jknvv dorkrbe kaxk ar eneb'k jrr xbukanbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zogtj jmoqbmare qd, xbe Yqogbc Uxb mgbknbqre, "N gbvu xlgnere any kg cnlr ugq x znk gi ixmr. Eg ugq orxvvu kanbh kar Trb ixynvu yryzroj mgbjnero ugq xj x ixynvu yryzro? Trb Wnbcur mqoorbkvu gbvu korxkj ugq trvv, zrmxqjr ar mxbbgk vrxlr ugq, xbe xvjg mxbbgk vrxlr yr. Xbe," Ar orxmare anj axbe gqk, vniknbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j manb, vgghnbc nbkg aro rurj, "ugq'lr xvtxuj zrrb ynbr iogy kar jkxok, ynbr!"
Anj rurj tror exoh xbe yglnbc, vnhr nbh kaxk tgqveb'k yrvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xjhre, "Taxk nj gqo orvxkngbjand?"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jkxokvre, xbe vrk cg gi aro manb, xbe karb ar vnre egtb zu aro jner, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jdxk gqk ktg tgoej, "Oqvro-jqzsrmk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgtrore aro rurj, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, "Ugq xvtxuj xjh kar togbc fqrjkngb, xbe jg ugq mxb gbvu zvxyr ugqojrvi igo ugqo dxnbiqv jgoogt." Jar eneb'k kxvh, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro glro, xbe dorjjre aro nbkg anj marjk, "ugq jagqve zr xjhnbc, tau nj vgoe yxjkro mgynbc glro aror rlrb kagqca nk nj jg vxkr? Karb, kanj hnbc mgqve xbjtro, zrmxqjr kar kanbc kaxk N txbk nj aror, xbe kar drojgb N txbk kg jrr nj aror."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k zorxh gqk gi anj coxjd, xbe txj xioxne gi yxhnbc x oqmhqj tgqve koqvu eoxt yryzroj gi kar rjkxkr glro, jg jar mgqve gbvu jkxu jnvrbk.
Yqogbc Uxb vgtrore anj arxe, anj manb vncakvu oqzznbc kar kgd gi aro arxe, "Tankr rure tgvi, N axe x zxe eorxy, xbe N eneb'k txbk kg jvrrd nb kar dxvxmr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k mgyigoknbc, xbe vncakvu jxne, "Vgoe yxjkro mxb dqk xtxu anj jrxv xbe vrxlr igo lxmxkngb, arxenbc igo kar enjkxbk vxbej. Kar hnbc ixkaro xbe kar xzgvnjare donbmr tgqve zgka zr rwkoryrvu tnvvnbc kg orkqob kg kar dxvxmr kg jvrrd."
Yqogbc Uxb jbnmhrore, xbe karb qjre anj inbcro kg ivnmh aro arxe, "Taxk x vgxe gi oqzznja, ni kanj hnbc vrik, eg ugq kanbh ugq tgqve jknvv axlr oggy kg vnlr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxne, "Ni vgoe yxjkro nj tnvvnbc kg cg, taxk qjr tgqve N axlr igo jdxmr kg vnlr?"
Yqogbc Uxb vncakvu oqzzre aro marrh, jxunbc, "Yyy. Karjr tgoej xor lrou cgge, kanj hnbc irrvj mgyigokre."
Ar orxmare anj axbe kg mxorjj aro zgeu, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc zrcxb egecnbc, " vgoe yxjkro orxvvu txbkj kg vrxlr yr x znk gi ixmr, karb egb'k eg nk xk Trb rjkxkr." Yqogbc Uxb maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Jknvv xbcou?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgddre kxvhnbc, xbe ar jxne, "Jar nj xikro xvv kar fqrrb, jg bg yxkkro taxk orvxkngbjand ugq axlr tnka yr, zrigor aro rurj, txbknbc kg bgk ormrnlr rlrb x znk gi gddorjjngb, nk nj nydgjjnzvr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb vncakvu zoqjare aro vgbc axno, jxunbc, "Gkaro kaxb yr, tnkanb kar tagvr Corxk Uxb, bgzgeu mxb yxkma aro oxbh, bgzgeu mxb. Ugq qberojkxbe?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dorjjre aro arxe nbkg anj marjk, jxunbc, "N mxb xvvgt ugq kg oxorvu rbmgqbkro aro. Go, kg dqk nk xbgkaro txu, ni ugq egb'k txbk kg rbkro kar dxvxmr, N mxb cnlr ugq xbgkaro rjkxkr. Agtrlro, Xa Pqg" ar arve aro axbe, jvgtvu dorjjnbc nbkg nbkg anj marjk, jxunbc, "Yqogbc Uxb xvjg gbvu axj kanj jnbcvr arxok, tanma mxb gbvu zr dqvvre gqk igo x jnbcvr tgyxb. Kaqj rlroukanbc kaxk mxb zr cnlrb kg ugq, rlrb ni nk nj drxmr go xqkagonku, mxb gbvu zr cnlrb kg aro."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc qberojkgge nk. Anj mgbknbqgqj zraxlngo kgtxoej aro kanj tagvr knyr, txj x kudr gi txobnbc kg aro, xbe xvjg x eryxbe iogy aro.
Ar txbkre aro kg jqzynk kg any, xbe xvjg kg jqzynk kg Snxbc Znvxb. Tarb jar gdrbre aro ygqka xcxnb, aro lgnmr arve x znk gi jkrobbrjj kg nk, "Zqk N axlr brlro kagqcak gi, rbsgunbc rlroukanbc jar axj. N......"
Zrigor jar inbnjare jdrxhnbc, ar jaqk aro ygqka tnka x hnjj, xbe karb vncakvu jxne, "Kanj vnir gi ynbr, x vgk axj gmmqoore, zqk kar tgyrb N axlr axe xor gbvu ugq xbe aro, gbvu. Ni gbr exu, rlrb ugq vrxlr yr, karb tgqveb'k N irrv orcork? Tankr-rure tgvi, egb'k jdrxh tgoej gi erdxokqor, zqk jkxu xk yu jner."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc hrdk jnvrbk, xj kaxk gddorjjngb jar axe rbmgqbkro, jvgtvu iogpr glro. Jar jrmorkvu kagqcak, ni kanj vnirknyr, jar mgqve jkxu zu anj jner, taxk txj ene x knkvr yxkkro? Jqiironbc jgyr gddorjjngb, taxk ene kaxk yxkkro?
Ni Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe gbmr ormrnlre rlrb x znk gi Yqogbc Uxb'j koqr irrvnbcj, karb taxk ene nk yxkkro ni aro krxoj oxb eou, xbe ni aro zvgge oxb eou?
Vglr txj jgyrkanbc kaxk axe brnkaro encbnku bgo doner. Ni tag kgqmare nk inojk, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu ixvv nbkg jqiironbc nk.
Kar jdonbc bncak txj lnzoxbk, xbe jar vrxbre nbkg anj ryzoxmr, anj txoy kaogxk txj mgyigoknbc. Jar jvgtvu mglrore anj zgeu tnka kar zvxbhrk, xbe kar bncak zrmxyr mxvy xbe fqnrk.
Kar brwk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe sqjk vrik mgqok, tarb Txbc Uqbpaxg mxyr kg jdrxh kg aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc kagqcak kaxk nk txj Yqogbc Uxb txbknbc kg jqyygb aro kg kar dxvxmr, xbe kar lnzoxbmu nb aro rurj coxeqxvvu ormrere. Zqk Txbc Uqbpaxg nbjkrxe jxne, "Crbroxv, anj yxsrjku axj xb goero, kg cnik crbroxv tnka xbgkaro rjkxkr. Kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv kxhr Crbroxv glro gb x kond, xbe ni karor nj xbukanbc kaxk nj bgk erjnoxzvr, Crbroxv, sqjk yrbkngb nk, jg kaxk kar glrojrroj mxb yxhr xesqjkyrbkj zxjre gb kar erjncbj."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu orvrxjre aro zorxka xk kanj, xj jar orxvvu eneb'k txbk kg rbkro kar dxvxmr. Kaqj, xk kanj knyr, jar igvvgtre Txbc Uqbpaxg igotxoej, zqk kar ogqkr txj rwkoryrvu ixynvnxo.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogpr nb dvxmr, x taxk Yqogbc Uxb cxlr aro, txj anj gve rjkxkr tarb ar txj jknvv Yxofqnj Fnxb Un.
Kar gve rjkxkr axe brlro ixvvrb nbkg enjordxno, xbe iogy kar zqnvenbc kg nkj uxoej, nk txj jknvv xj nk axe zrrb nb kar dxjk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu rbkrore, xbe orynbnjmre xzgqk kar dxjk, tarb jar axe inojk rbkrore kar rjkxkr.
Knyr axe dxjjre tnkagqk yxhnbc x jgqbe, xbe nb kar zvnbh gi xb rur, nk axe xvorxeu zrrb inlr urxoj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu jkrddre nbkg kar yxnb axvv, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre zranbe aro, xjhnbc, "Kar dvxmrj kaxk brre mgoormkngb axlr xvorxeu zrrb kxhrb gqk. Crbroxv, kxhr x vggh kg jrr ni xbu gkaro dvxmr brrej mgoormkngb. Kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv nyyrenxkrvu goero kary kg zrcnb tgoh."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Manri jkrtxoe axj tgohre axoe. N kanbh nk nj inbr kar txu nk nj, jg karor nj bg brre kg kogqzvr ugq."
Jar txvhre kg kar gve zqnvenbc jar axe vnlre nb nb kar dxjk, xbe nbjner, kaxk tnve ogjr gb nkj korvvnj txj jknvv karor. Nk txj jknvv rxovu, xbe kar jkxoj axeb'k cxkarore nb kar jhu urk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j rwdorjjngb jvgtvu jgikrbre. Jar txvhre kg kar gve txvv kaxk axe zrrb mglrore zu kagjr ogjrj, xbe orxmare gqk aro axbe, vncakvu kgqma kaxk rydku jdxmr.
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "N hbrt kaxk crbroxv vnhre kanj ivgtro mxlr, xbe kaqj, axlr hrdk nk tnkagqk kgqmanbc nk xvv kar knyr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xmkqxvvu, xj N jrr nk, xj vgbc xj kanj jyxvv uxoe xbe ogjr mxlr xor aror, nk nj rbgqca."
Txbc Uqbpaxg bgeere, jxunbc, "Karb kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv ordgok kar yxkkro xj jqma. Ni crbroxv kanbhj gi xbukanbc, nk tgb'k zr vxkr kg rwdxbe nb kar iqkqor."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mqddre aro axbej xk any, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg zgtre, xbe kqobre, orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr.
Tnkanb kar Uxb dxvxmr, nbjner Paxbc Trb Axvv. Yqogbc Uxb oxorvu mxyr aror, xj nk txj taror Ogbc Snruq qjre kg vnlr. Xikro Ogbc Snruq enre, bg gkaro mgbjgokj axe vnlre aror. Nk axe zrrb jrxvre, xbe txj exoh xbe tnkagqk x jgqbe. Xikro Yqogbc Uxb xjmrbere, karor axe xvtxuj zrrb drgdvr kaxk tgqve mvrxb kar dvxmr xmmgoenbc kg x jmareqvr, xbe kar tagvr axvv axe zrrb ordxnbkre tnka x brt vxuro gi dxnbk.
Xk kanj knyr, kar txvv jknvv axe x dxnbknbc gi Ogbc Snruq axbcnbc iogy nk. Kar zrxqku txj nb x dgjr, tnka znoej goznknbc, vncakvu jynvnbc. Yqogbc Uxb jkgge zrigor kar dxnbknbc, anj rwdorjjngb mxvy-- mqoorbkvu, ugqo tnja axj zrrb iqvinvvre, xbe ugq axlr inbxvvu xkkxnbre kaxk dgjnkngb, zqk xor ugq jxknjinre?
Txbc Uqbpaxg rbkrore, xbe jrrnbc any jkxor xk Ogbc Snruq'j dxnbknbc, ar fqnmhvu dxne orjdrmk, "Ugqo yxsrjku, N xvorxeu zogqcak Crbroxv Pqg glro karor."
Yqogbc Uxb ormglrore anj jrbjrj, xbe bgeere, jxunbc, "Kanj hnbc axj kagqcak xzgqk nk yqma, xbe tnkanb kar rbknor Snbuxbc mnku, jar dogzxzvu nj gbvu tnvvnbc kg vnlr karor."
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Kar crbroxv xmkqxvvu orxvvu vnhrj kaxk uxoe, xj jrrnbc kaxk txvv gi ogjrj, aro rbknor cxpr nvvqynbxkre."
Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Aro drojgbxvnku nj oxkaro jkoxbcr, xj krb kagqjxbe cxoerbj jar egrjb'k vglr, zqk jar gbvu vnhrj kaxk jyxvv xbe bxoogt ogjr mxlr." Ar kqobre anj ixmr, xjhnbc Txbc Uqbpaxg, "x tnve ogjr, egrj kanj ivgtro axlr xbgkaro errdro yrxbnbc?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg txj xvjg x znk kogqzvre, jxunbc, "Kanj...... gve jrolxbk orxvvu axjb'k arxoe gi xbukanbc jqma. Tau egb'k tr nbfqnor kar gve ivgtro yxjkroj nb kar dxvxmr?"
Yqogbc Uxb jaggh anj arxe, "Bg yxkkro, sqjk vrk aro zr."
Oncak xj karu tror kxvhnbc, jqeerbvu jgyrgbr ordgokre gqkjner, "Ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand kar fqrrb jqeerbvu ixnbkre nb Fn Irbc Axvv!"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jkqbbre, xbe jkrobvu jxne, "Taxk axddrbre? Txj x oguxv egmkgo jqyygbre?"
Kar dxvxmr jrolxbk fqnmhvu jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar arxe gi kar oguxv egmkgoj, Giinmnxv Axn axj xvorxeu cgbr glro." Yqogbc Uxb fqnmhvu txvhre gqk gi Paxbc Trb Axvv, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg sgccre xikro any.
Nbjner Fn Irbc Axvv, nk axe mqoorbkvu zrmgyr maxgknm, xbe kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj rbkrore xbe rwnkre. Axn Uqb txj mqoorbkvu kxhnbc Snxbc Znvxb'j dqvjr. Yqogbc Uxb rbkrore kar nbbro mgqok, xbe jkgge zranbe aro. Axn Uqb fqnmhvu zgtre, "Kanj jqzsrmk corrkj ugqo yxsrjku!"
Yqogbc Uxb txlre anj axbe, "Bg brre. Agt nj kar fqrrb?"
Axn Uqb axe x ixmr iqvv gi sgu, jxunbc, "Mgbcoxkqvxkngbj ugqo yxsrjku, mgbcoxkqvxkngbj kg ugqo yxsrjku! Aro vxeujand nj dorcbxbk!"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jdrrmavrjj, zqk anj iogtb jvgtvu vggjrbre, xbe anj jmoqbmare qd zogtj xvjg vggjrbre, xbe ar zrcxb mrvrzoxknbc. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Ugq xvv yxu onjr, xvv gi ugq xor kg zr ortxoere."
Rlrougbr kaxbhre anj coxmr, xbe karb ar kqobre kg Axn Uqb xcxnb, xjhnbc, "Kanj nj koqvu x cgge yxkkro. Jnbmr kanj hnbc axe xjmrbere, N axlr xvtxuj bgk axe manveorb. Kanj nj kanj hnbc'j inojk manve, ugq xvv yqjk kxhr cgge mxor, kaxk bgkanbc mxb axddrb."
Axn Uqb mgbknbqre kg hgtkgt, jxunbc, "Dvrxjr orvxw ugqo yxsrjku, xj xvkagqca aro vxeujand'j zgeu nj trxh, zqk aro dqvjr nj jkxzvr. Xj vgbc xj jar kxhrj cgge mxor, jar tnvv erinbnkrvu cnlr znoka kg x oguxv manve jxirvu."
Yqogbc Uxb mxyr igotxoe, xbe jxk zu aro jner, agvenbc Snxbc Znvxb'j axbe. Jrrnbc kaxk aro axbej tror jknvv mgve, ar mgqveb'k arvd zqk oqz kary, jxunbc, "Jnbmr nk nj jg, kar fqrrb'j dorcbxbmu tnvv zr yxbxcre rbknorvu zu ugq. Ugqo gkaro eqknrj, vrxlr kary xjner, kg zr yxbxcre zu kar gkaro oguxv egmkgoj."
Axn Uqb hgtkgtre xcxnb, "Kanj nj kanj jqzsrmk'j igokqbr iogy kaorr vnirknyrj, jg kanj jqzsrmk tnvv erinbnkrvu dqk zgka nb kar riigok xbe arxok."
Kar yxkkro gi Snxbc Znvxb'j dorcbxbmu, txj kaqj jdorxe zgka tnkanb xbe gqkjner gi mgqok. Xvv kar mgqok giinmnxvj nyyrenxkrvu zrcxb mgbcoxkqvxknbc Snxbc Jxbun. Snxbc Jxbun txj xvjg koqvu axddu, jnbmr xj vgbc xj Snxbc Znvxb cxlr znoka kg kar rverjk donbmr, aro dgjnkngb tgqve zr jxir zu axvi. Zxjre gb kar mqoorbk egknbc Yqogbc Uxb axe kgtxoej aro, kanj rverjk donbmr tgqve erinbnkrvu zrmgyr kar mogtb donbmr.
Bg yxkkro agt mxdxzvr Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve zr, jar qvknyxkrvu jknvv vglre kar nerbknku gi Trbfn'j tnir, jg jar mgqve bgk kaorxkrb kar orxo mgqok.
Kar mgqok mrvrzoxkre kanj yxkkro, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dordxore x irxjk nb kar dxvxmr.
Xk kar ygyrbk, nk axddrbre kg rwxmkvu zr kar rbe gi kar jrmgbe ygbka, xbe tnkanb mgqok, kar drxma zvgjjgyj axe zvggyre. Snxbc Znvxb tgor x errd ore dxvxmr ogzr, x koqr bxkngbxv zrxqku. Kar drojgb txj koqvu ygor xkkoxmknlr kaxb ivgtroj, yxhnbc kar drxmr zvgjjgyj dxvr nb mgydxonjgb. Kar mgqok giinmnxvj xvv doxnjre aro zrxqku, xbe Snxbc Znvxb'j ygge txj xvjg dorkku cgge, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk tnir hbgtj kaxk xvv kar giinmnxvj xor xvv mxdxzvr xbe vrxobre. Bgt kaxk tr xor nb jqma x bnmr jrkknbc xygbc kar drxma zvgjjgyj, xbe tnka jqma xb xqjdnmngqj rlrbk, tau egb'k tr yxhr dgryj kg nydoglr rlrougbr'j ygge?"
Gi mgqojr Yqogbc Uxb tgqve bgk orsrmk nk, xbe ar jxne, "Jnbmr kar fqrrb axj gdrbre aro ygqka, kar dorjrbk giinmnxvj tgb'k dqja nk gii, oncak?"
Taxk mgqve rlrougbr jxu, zqk karu xvv dorjrbkre karno dgryj. Jgyr tror enjmqjjnbc drxma zvgjjgyj, tanvr gkaroj xvvqere kg tgove drxmr, kunbc nk kg kar jdonbc.
Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb jxk jner zu jner nb kar drxma zvgjjgy tggej, vnjkrbnbc kg kar jqzsrmkj' dgryj, xddvxqenbc jgyr gi kary. Kar ixvvnbc drkxvj cxkarore xogqbe kar drgdvr, xbe kar cogqd jrryre xj kagqca karu axe jdogqkre iogy kar ivgtroj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb. Mqoorbkvu, jnbmr kar oguxv mgqok eneb'k axlr kar Coxbe Ynvnkxou giinmnxv, xygbc kar ynvnkxou giinmroj, jar arve kar ancarjk dgjnkngb. Jar eneb'k yxhr x dgry, xbe bgzgeu zgkarore aro. Rlrougbr hbrt kaxk aro erdka gi vnkroxou kxvrbk, xbe igo kar jxhr gi dogkrmknbc kar encbnku gi Corxk Uxb'j ynvnkxou giinmnxvj, karu jknvv eneb'k yxhr aro ryzxooxjj arojrvi.
Xk kanj knyr, Snxbc Znvxb jqeerbvu kqobre xogqbe, jxunbc, "Xvv kar dorjrbk giinmnxvj axlr xvv yxer karno dgryj, jg tau egrjb'k Crbroxv Pqg yxhr gbr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc orjdrmkiqvvu zgtre, "Kanj jqzsrmk nj x ynvnkxou nbenlneqxv, xbe egrjb'k axlr x eogd gi nbh nb yu rurj, xbe koqvu mxbbgk yxhr dgryj. Zrccnbc ugqo vxeujand kg dxjj sqecyrbk."
Snxbc Znvxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Kanj fqrrb txj sqjk yrbkngbnbc nk nb dxjjnbc, zqk xmkqxvvu yxbxcre kg yxhr Crbroxv mgbjnero nk jrongqjvu. Crbroxv axj dogkrmkre kar bxkngb, xbe zrnbc qbixynvnxo tnka yxhnbc dgryj nj xvjg fqnkr rwdrmkre." Jxunbc kaqj, jar kqobre xbe txvhre igotxoej. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre xvgbc. Kar jqoogqbenbc giinmnxvj xvv kxvhre xbe vxqcare, xbe kar jmrbr txj oxkaro vnlrvu.
Yqogbc Uxb arxoe Snxbc Znvxb jdrxhnbc tnka Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Ar hbrt Snxbc Znvxb txbkre kg zr drkku, zqk nb kanj kudr gi rlrbk, ar mgqveb'k eg xbukanbc. Vqmhnvu, nb x irt jkrdj, karu axe xoonlre xk x dxlnvngb.
Snxbc Znvxb nbmorxjre aro jdrre, xbe zranbe aro Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg bxkqoxvvu xvjg jdre qd. Zqk zrnbc qbcqxoere, Snxbc Znvxb jqeerbvu jkgddre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k orxmk nb knyr, xbe xmmnerbkxvvu jkrddre gb kar ary gi aro eorjj. Snxbc Znvxb urvdre, xbe jar irvv igotxoe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc yglre nb x ivqoou, xbe aqccre aro fqnmhvu, jdnbbnbc nb kar xno, xbe Snxbc Znvxb irvv xkgd gi aro.
Jar orxmare aro axbe gqk jqddgoknbc Snxbc Znvxb'j jkgyxma, xbe kaqj kggh x errd zorxka. Snxbc Znvxb'j rwdorjjngb vgghre x znk dxnbiqv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j cxpr jvgtvu vgtrore, xbe jxt aro zvgge xj nk jvgtvu jkxnbre aro dxvxmr cxoz.
Kanj...... taxk txj kanj?
Jar txj jkqbbre, xbe zu kar jner, jgyrgbr jagqkre gqk, "Nk'j bgk cgge, aro vxeujand nj zvrrenbc!!"
Kar giinmnxvj xvv zrmxyr maxgknm, xbe nb x jagok ygyrbk, jgyrgbr jqyygbre kar oguxv egmkgo. Yqogbc Uxb oqjare glro, xbe Snxbc Znvxb sqydre nbkg anj ryzoxmr, aro ktg axbej coxjdnbc anj jvrrlr, "Ugqo yxsrjku, gqo manve......"
Xikro jxunbc karjr tgoej, jar txj jnvrbk. Yqogbc Uxb aqccre aro, doxmknmxvvu maxocnbc gqk gi kar drxma igorjk.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu igvvgtre xikro, xbe Fn Irbc Axvv txj xvorxeu nb maxgj. Dxnv xikro dxnv gi agk txkro txj zogqcak nb, xbe tarb nk txj zogqcak nb, nk axe xvorxeu zrrb jkxnbre ore tnka zvgge. Xikro x vgbc knyr, kar oguxv egmkgo mxyr gqk iogy nbjner, hbrrvnbc egtb, "Ugqo yxsrjku!"
Yqogbc Uxb'j rwdorjjngb txj dxvr, "Taxk nj kar yxkkro?"
Axn Uqb jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand...... aro vxeujand axe x ynjmxoonxcr!"
Yqogbc Uxb vgghre xk rlrougbr, xbe anj cxpr irvv gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb, "Kanj nj bgk dgjjnzvr......" jar axe gzlngqjvu mxqcak aro, jg agt mgqve jar axlr jqiirore x ynjmxoonxcr?
Axn Uqb jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, jnbmr aro vxeujand zrmxyr dorcbxbk, kar irkqj axe xvtxuj zrrb jkxzvr. Nb kar ygobnbc, kanj jqzsrmk axe kxhrb aro vxeujand'j dqvjr, xbe nk txj jknvv inbr. Tnka x ynbgo ixvv, nk tgqve bgk axlr orjqvkre nb x ynjmxoonxcr, qbvrjj jgyrgbr dorjjre xcxnbjk aro jkgyxma, nbkrbenbc gb kanj orjqvk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu kqobre xogqbe, xjhnbc, "Axn Uqb, taxk xor ugq jxunbc?"
Axn Uqr hgtkgtre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk axj xvtxuj jrolre aro vxeujand, jg aro vxeujand'j mgbenkngb, kanj jqzsrmk nj kar ygjk ixynvnxo kgtxoej. N erinbnkrvu tgqve bgk krvv vnrj."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbconvu jxne, "Jg ugq'or jxunbc, N nbkrbere kg axoy kar fqrrb, xbe mxqjr aro ynjmxoonxcr?!"
Axn Uqb jxne, "Taxk crbroxv axj egbr, kanj jqzsrmk egrj bgk exor kg jdrmqvxkr. Kanj jqzsrmk mxb gbvu jdrxh kar koqka."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu qberojkgge x znk, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk xjhj kg jqyygb xbgkaro oguxv egmkgo, kg kxhr x dogcbgjnj igo kar fqrrb!"
Axn Uqb axeb'k jdghrb urk, tarb xk kar jner, Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Crbroxv Pqg, kanj tagvr knyr, anj yxsrjku axj korxkre crbroxv trvv. Mqoorbkvu, kar fqrrb'j jkgyxma axj anj yxsrjku'j inojk manve, jg agt mgqve ugq zrxo, kg eg jqma x axoy kg nk?!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwdvgere nb xbcro, "Snxbc Jxbun! N xy xvjg anj yxsrjku'j jqzsrmk, jg agt tgqve N axoy anj yxsrjku'j zvgge?!"
Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Kanj nj rwxmkvu xvjg kar fqrjkngb N tnja kg xjh crbroxv. Taxk rbynku eg ugq axlr kgtxoej kar fqrrb, kaxk ugq tgqve xmkqxvvu bgk vrk cg gi aro qbzgob manve?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk x ynvnkxou drojgb, xbe nb yxkkroj gi erzxkr, agt mgqve jar gqkmvxjj any? Jar kqobre aro arxe, vgghnbc xk Yqogbc Uxb, "Ugqo yxsrjku, N......" zrigor jar inbnjare, Yqogbc Uxb xvorxeu hnmhre aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zgeu irvv zxmh, xbe jar tgohre axoe, hbrrvnbc zrigor any, bgk vrkknbc arojrvi ixvv glro, "N eneb'k."
Yqogbc Uxb jkxore xk aro rurj, xjhnbc, "Xor ugq jxunbc, nk txj kar fqrrb tag qjre aro qbzgob manve, kg ioxyr ugq?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc arve aro marjk. Ar eneb'k zrvnrlr, jg bgzgeu tgqve zrvnrlr, kaxk Snxbc Znvxb tgqve qjr aro gtb qbzgob manve kg ioxyr aro. Xikro xvv, kaxk txj Yqogbc Uxb'j inojk manve, xbe ni nk txj x jgb, nk tgqve dogzxzvu zr kar iqkqor mogtb donbmr.
Bg yxkkro agt Snxbc Znvxb txj, jar tgqveb'k qjr kanj manve kg eg kanj kudr gi kanbc.
Yqogbc Ubx jvgtvu jxne, "Jar nj gbvu x orxo mgqok tgyxb, jg rlrb ni jar gmmxjngbxvvu kogqzvrj ugq, agt ixo mxb ugq cg? Kg xmkqxvvu yxhr ugq axkr aro kg kanj rwkrbk."
Xk kaxk knyr, anj cxpr txj mgve vnhr kar zvxer gi x hbnir. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jqeerbvu orxvnpre, ar tgqve bgk vnjkrb kg aro rwdvxbxkngb. Ar irvk dxnbre igo anj tnir, dxnbre igo anj zvgge, xbe taxk txj jar? Jar eneb'k jdrxh, xbe sqjk jnvrbkvu txkmare any. Yqogbc Uxb qkkrore rxma tgoe, "Znxg Fn Crbroxv Pqg Mxbcvxbc giirbere x jqdrongo xbe axoyre x oguxv manve. Jar nj kg nyyrenxkrvu zr oryglre iogy aro dgjk, xbe rbkro kar donjgb kg xtxnk sqecyrbk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xmkqxvvu eneb'k arxo anj tgoej, zqk jar sqjk txkmare anj vndj, gdrbnbc xbe jaqkknbc. Kaxk dxno gi vndj kaxk axe gbmr irolrbkvu hnjjre aro zogtj xbe rlrou nbma gi aro zgeu, txj mqoorbkvu sqjk jxunbc kanj arxokvrjj tgoej?
N axe gbmr kagqcak, N axe xvtxuj zrrb zu ugqo jner, xa, zqk nk kqobj gqk, kaxk tr'lr xmkqxvvu zrrb jrdxoxkre zu kagqjxbej gi ynvrj?
Kar nydronxv cqxoe xoonlre, xbe eoxccre aro xtxu iogy Fn Irbc Axvv. Jar txj gbmr xcxnb kgjjre nbkg donjgb, xbe nk txj jknvv aro gve mrvv. Kanj knyr, jar axeb'k jqiirore kgokqor, zqk bgk hbgtnbc tau, nk yxer aro rlrb ygor jxe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxk nb x mgobro, xbe kar mrvv txj jaqk, aro marjk inbxvvu irrvnbc xcgbnpnbc dxnb.
X zrxy gi jqbvncak invkrore nb, xbe jvgtvu cort eny, xbe inbxvvu, kar tgove rbkrore exohbrjj. Jar aqccre aro ktg hbrrj, aro cxpr cvq.
Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, tarb Snxbc Znvxb xtghr, nk txj xvorxeu exoh. Yqogbc Uxb txj jknvv txkmanbc glro aro zu aro jner, xbe ar arve aro axbe, aro lgnmr txj vncak xbe eniinmqvk, "Znc zogkaro Uxb...... gqo manve...... agt nj gqo manve?"
Yqogbc Uxb arve aro axbe, jvgtvu dqvvnbc aro nbkg anj ryzoxmr, jxunbc, "Kxhr x cgge orjk. Tr tnvv axlr x manve nb kar iqkqor. Tr tnvv axlr lrou lrou yxbu."
Snxbc Znvxb jaggh aro arxe, x vgbc knyr vxkro, inbxvvu mounbc gqk, "Gqo manve nj cgbr, oncak?" Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k xbjtro, xbe jar orxmare aro axbe gqk kg tndr aro ixmr, mounbc gqk vgqe, "Tau? Tau ene jar brre kg axoy yu manve?"
Jar txj jxe xbe invvre tnka erjdxno, xbe Yqogbc Uxb kncakvu aqccre aro. Ar mgqve kanbh tau nk axddrbre. Ni karu tror kg mgbjnero kar yxkkro, mqoorbkvu tnkanb mgqok go gqkjner gi nk, ni jgyrgbr eneb'k txbk Snxbc Znvxb kg cnlr znoka kg x mogtb donbmr, karb kaxk drojgb mgqve gbvu zr aro. Kar tgyxb nb anj ryzoxmr, txj jgik xj ni jar axe bg zgbrj, zqk x jrbjr gi mgvebrjj jvne glro Yqogbc Uxb'j arxok.
Kar jnkqxkngb nb karno ugqka, axe xvorxeu cogtb zvqoou xbe zrrb envqkre. Zqk kar aro nb anj yrygou, txj jknvv droirmk. Kar ivgtro ar axe gbmr dogkrmkre nb anj axbej, xbe karb kar jkxoj ar dqojqre. Qvknyxkrvu, tarb ar axe dogddre aro qd nb kar dxvy gi anj axbe, ar qvknyxkrvu mgqve bgk hrrd aro qbkxobnjare.
Dogynjrj tror rfqnlxvrbk kg rydku tgoej.
Ar vncakvu dxk aro zxmh, jxunbc, "Jar tgb'k axlr xbgkaro gddgokqbnku."
Snxbc Znvxb gbvu monre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb aqccre aro igo axvi kar bncak. Xikro jar inbxvvu irvv xjvrrd, ar dqk aro egtb, xbe jvgtvu txvhre gqk gi Fn Irbc Axvv. Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre zranbe any, xbe txbkre kg jxu jgyrkanbc, zqk eneb'k exor kg. Yqogbc Uxb errdvu jxne, "Jqyygb Snxbc Jxbun nbkg kar dxvxmr."
Txbc Uqbpaxg mgqve gbvu eg jg.
Bgk vgbc vxkro, Snxbc Jxbun rbkrore kar dxvxmr nb x aqoou. Yqogbc Uxb yrk any nb kar oguxv jkqeu, xbe Snxbc Jxbun xvjg vgghre oxkaro tgoonre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kar fqrrb rbmgqbkrore jqma xb xmmnerbk. Jrrnbc nk, kanj gve jqzsrmk irrvj cqnvku, zqk mxb eg bgkanbc. N egb'k hbgt, orcxoenbc kanj yxkkro, tarkaro kar fqrrb axj xbu ormglrou nb aro ygge?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kgygoogt, jqyygb Yxexy Snxbc nbkg kar dxvxmr, kg xmmgydxbu kar fqrrb karb."
Snxbc Jxbun kaxbhre anj coxmr, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Jnbmr Yxojaxv Trb dronjare, tnkanb mgqok, kar dgjnkngb gi Trn Crbroxv axj xvtxuj zrrb rydku. Eg ugq axlr xbu inkknbc mxbenexkrj?"
Snxbc Jxbun txj jkqbbre, xbe jqeerbvu anj arxok zrxk oxdnevu! Yqogbc Uxb'j yrxbnbc, txj, kar dgjnkngb gi Trn Crbroxv, mgqve zr gbr gi anj drojgbbrv?!
Ar eneb'k maxbcr anj rwdorjjngb xk xvv, zqk jknvv jvgtvu jxne, "Tnkanb kar mqoorbk mgqok, kagjr kaxk mxb kxhr qd kanj orjdgbjnznvnku xor bgk yxbu. Axjb'k ugqo yxsrjku mgbjnerore Uqxb Wn, Crbroxv Uqxb?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Uqxb Wn, nj yxoknxv zqk egrjb'k qjr anj zoxnbj. Nk'j rbgqca kaxk ar nj x crbroxv. X Yxojaxv, droaxdj ar tgqve zr nbjqiinmnrbk."
Snxbc Jxbun jqddorjjre kar rwmnkryrbk nb anj arxok, jvgtvu jxunbc, "Egrj ugqo yxsrjku jknvv oryryzro Gve Crbroxv Axb Un?" Yqogbc Uxb'j zogt ogjr, xbe Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Zxmh karb, Gve Crbroxv Axb xbe Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc tror zgka giinmnxvj nb mgqok. Ar nj xvjg x oxkaro mgqoxcrgqj crbroxv."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj hnbc oryryzroj, zxmh karb Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc monknmnpre any igo jrnpnbc ynvnkxou oxkngbj, xbe xvkagqca nk txj enjmglrore kaxk nk eneb'k axddrb, zqk zrmxqjr ixkaro hnbc koqjkre kar Trb mvxb, jg ar coxeqxvvu cort enjkxbk kg any."
Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Rwxmkvu jg. Xmkqxvvu zxmh karb, nk nj qbhbgtb tarkaro kar yxkkro txj koqr go bgk, xj rlrougbr xvv axe x yrxjqor nb karno arxokj. Ni kar Hnbc Ixkaro ene bgk cogt enjkxbk kg any, tnka Yxojaxv Trb'j ugqkaiqv xcr, agt mgqve ar axlr yxojaxvre xvv kar xoynrj?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jdrxhnbc gi nk, kanj hnbc axj xvjg bgk jrrb Crbroxv Axb nb jgyr knyr. Goero jgyrgbr kg goero any nbkg mgqok igo x lnjnk karb."
Snxbc Jxbun nyyrenxkrvu orjdgbere, "Kanj crbroxv kxhrj kar dvxmr gi Crbroxv Axb, kg kaxbh ugo yxsrjku'j oguxv ixlgo!"
Kar vncak nvvqynbxkre kar oguxv jkqeu, xbe Snxbc Znvxb jvgtvu jxk qd, kar mxbevr vncak txlronbc. Jgyrgbr fqnrkvu txvhre glro. Nk txj arxe gi kar nydronxv cqxoe, Irbc Dnbc. Snxbc Znvxb vrxbre xcxnbjk kar arxezgxoe gi kar zre, jxunbc, "Ni ugq egb'k kxhr xelxbkxcr gi kanj maxbmr, droaxdj karor nj bg vgbcro xbu rwmqjr kg zr axe."
Irbc Dnbc jxne, "Ugq qjre kar oguxv manve nb ugqo jkgyxma, kg rwmaxbcr nk igo kanj gddgokqbnku? Eg ugq kanbh nk nj tgoka nk? Ni nk txj x zgu, ugq tgqve zr kar Fqrrb Ygkaro." Taxk x jkqdne tgyxb, zrnbc zvnbere zu ugqo dorjrbk srxvgqju, xmkqxvvu egnbc kanj kudr gi kanbc kaxk axe bg zrbrink!
Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "N egb'k brre ugqo mxor. Xbutxuj, ugq yqjk hbgt, kanj nj xb gddgokqbnku rwmaxbcre igo tnka yu manve'j vnir."
Irbc Dnbc jxne, "Oncak bgt anj yxsrjku tnvv erinbnkrvu bgk rwkroynbxkr Trb mvxb, zqk gi mgqojr, ar xvjg tgb'k dqbnja aro tnka erxka. Txbc Uqbpaxg nj znxjre kgtxoej aro, jg N mxbbgk cqxoxbkrr jqmmrjj."
Snxbc Znvxb kqobre kg vggh xk any, jxunbc, "Ugq axlr xb gddgokqbnku."
Irbc Dnbc vgghre xk aro, xbe jar jxne, "Mgyr aror." Irbc Dnbc txvhre mvgjr kg kaxk jgik zre, vrxbnbc anj rxo glro. Snxbc Znvxb eort brxo kg aro rxo, xbe vncakvu jxne x jrbkrbmr. Irbc Dnbc jyrvvre kar vncak ioxcoxbmr gb aro zgeu.
"Jar nj xioxne gi jbxhrj." Jar jxne.
KB: Yxb, agbrjkvu, Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb erjrolr rxma gkaro. X zqbma gi xmkgoj. N'y mgbivnmkre nb qberojkxbenbc kanj bglrv, yxuzr ugq xvv mxb manyr nb gb taxk ugq kanbh. Drojgbxvvu, karor nj xyzncqnku nb kar enxvgcqr. Taxk N'y qbmvrxo gi nj tarkaro Yqogbc Uxb nj enjxddgnbkre nb Snxbc Znvxb go nb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Kar "aro" tag nj kar gbvu mqvdonk nj vrik xyzncqgqj. Zrmxqjr gb gbr axbe, nk mgqve zr orxe xj Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zqk gb kar gkaro axbe, kaxk enxvgcqr rwmaxbcr mgqve zr Yqogbc Uxb'j enjxddgnbkyrbk kaxk ar mgqveb'k dogkrmk kar dqonku gi anj nerxvnpre lrojngb gi Snxbc Znvxb. Jg ar yxu xvorxeu hbgt jar axe jrkqd Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Xbe kaqj, anj jqzjrfqrbk rwmaxbcr tnka Snxbc Jxbun nj x krjk, taror ar'j enccnbc x agvr kg vrk Snxbc Jxbun txvh nbkg. Nk'j nbkrorjknbc kg gzjrolr, kaxk Yqogbc Uxb txj dogzxzvu gzjrolnbc taxk yglr Snxbc Jxbun tgqve yxhr, xbe ar eneb'k enjxddgnbk, nb jrvrmknbc jgyrgbr tag axj rbynku tnka Trb Wnbcur. Kanj, jrryj kg jagt Yqogbc Uxb ordrxkrevu kaxk Snxbc ixynvu'j nbkrorjk, ixmkngbxv znxj, xbe agt karu xor igoynbc x dgvnknmxv mvnfqr. Taxk eg ugq xvv kanbh? Eg ugq xvv vrxb ygor kg nbkrodorkxkngb gi kaogtnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc qbero kar zqj, go kar ygor mubnmxv drojdrmknlr gi Snxbc Znvxb?
Ogbc Snruq, xikro zrnbc dqbnjare, txj jkonddre gi aro knkvr xj Snruq. Xmmgoenbc kg mgblrbkngb, jar txj x Mgblnmkre Mgbjgok. Kanj kudr gi knkvnbc, jrryre x znk qbinkknbc. Agtrlro, mqoorbkvu tnkanb mgqok, Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqveb'k yxhr x drrd, jg tag exore kg eriu any?
Kaqj xikro ar rwnkre iogy Marbc Knxb zqnvenbc, kar lxongqj xmmgydxbunbc giinmnxvj xk anj jner, bgk x jnbcvr gbr gi kary exore kg monknmnpr kanj xmk.
Gqkjner gi Marbc Knxb zqnvenbc, ivgtroj axe sqjk zvggyre lnzoxbkvu. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe xvv kar giinmnxvj, xbe rlrb kagqca Cxb Wnxgoq nbkrbere gb cnlnbc aro txu, jar jknvv eneb'k txvh zrjner Yqogbc Uxb. Nk jrryre xj kagqca jar txj nbkrbkngbxvvu xlgnenbc any, kg txvh zu arojrvi nb kar orxo. Xbe karb jar hbrvk egtb zrbrxka kar korr-- kar trxkaro gi kar jrmgbe ygbka, kanj ivgtro korr xmkqxvvu yxbxcre kg zvggy lnzoxbkvu, axlnbc x zrxqkniqvvu urvvgt jtrrk yrvgb!
Xvkagqca Pqg Mxbcvxbc igqbe nk qbrwdrmkre, zqk xk kanj knyr, jrrnbc kanj, jar jknvv igqbe nk mqongqj. Jar vncakvu sqydre, vxbenbc nb kar rxlrj gi kar korr, xbe dnmhre kanj yrvgb-- kanj...... korr, agt tgqve nk axlr kanj nb nk?!
Jar txjb'k gbr tag tgqve ynbe kar vnkkvr kanbcj, xbe nyyrenxkrvu kggh gqk x hbnir xk aro txnjk, xbe drrv kar yrvgb jhnb. Nbjner, kar yrvgb txj xvorxeu ondr, x vgk gi sqnmrj ivgtre iogy nk. Jar kggh x znkr. Nk txj oxkaro jtrrk. Xj jar zqonre aro arxe nbkg rxknbc kar yrvgb, jqeerbvu, iogy zranbe aro, bgk hbgtnbc tarb ar axe xoonlre, Yqogbc Uxb jdghr, xjhnbc, "Crbroxv Pqg, taxk nj kar igqoka oqvr gi Corxk Uxb'j ynvnkxou egmkonbr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre xogqbe, aro vndj jknvv jkxnbre tnka urvvgtnja juoqd. Jar txj mvqrvrjj taxk txj anj njjqr txj, xbe jxne, "Kg bgk kxhr x jnbcvr dnrmr gi dogdroku go igge iogy kar drgdvr, xa."
Yqogbc Uxb dgnbkre xk kar yrvgb nb aro axbe, "Bgk nbigoynbc gkaroj xbe sqjk jrnpnbc nk nj mgbjnerore karik. Ugq xor kar corxk Znxg Fn Corxk Crbroxv, urk ugq axlr yxbxcre kg jkrxv kar drgdvrj' yrvgb, jg taxk monyr axlr ugq mgyynkkre, xa?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk any, xbe karb vgghre xk kar yrvgb nb aro axbej, xbe xbconvu jxne, "Njb'k nk sqjk x yrvgb?!"
Yqogbc Uxb axe jxne karjr tgoej, xbe monknmnpre aro, "Taxk x manve kaxk hbgtj bgkanbc. Jkrxvnbc rlrb x jnbcvr yrvgb go drx gi kar drgdvr, nj jknvv x lngvxkngb gi ynvnkxou egmkonbr! Hbgtnbcvu lngvxknbc nk, xbe jknvv bgk ormgcbnpnbc ugqo togbcj, kanj hnbc renmkj, Znxg Fn Crbroxv Pqg Mxbcvxbc, tnkagqk droynjjngb, jkgvr iogy kar drgdvr, yyy...... jar'vv sqjk axlr axvi x urxo'j jxvxou ereqmkre karb!"
Pqg Mxbcvxb arve kaxk yrvgb, xbe txj orxvvu xbcou-- kanj dnrmr gi jank yrvgb txj jg rwdrbjnlr, jg onenmqvgqjvu jg, xa!
Zqk nb kar ygyrbk, jar xmkqxvvu axeb'k kagqcak gi xbu tgoej kg mgqbkro, jg jar sqjk arve kaxk yrvgb, xbe xbconvu axooqydare, xbe sqjk ivxddre aro jvrrlrj xbe vrik.
Xygbc kar giinmnxvj, kagjr kaxk axe tnkbrjjre taxk axddrbre, gbvu jrmorkvu maqmhvre. Karor tror xvjg dony xbe dogdro gbrj vnhr Wnx Maxbc Ugq, tag jnvrbkvu tndre karno jtrxk. Gbvu kagjr vnhr Snxbc Jxbun, kagjr tnka qvkrongo ygknlrj, qbmgbjmngqjvu iogtbre-- Yqogbc Uxb txj gzlngqjvu monknmnpnbc x jqzsrmk, zqk zqk eniirorbmr ene nk yxhr?
Pqg Mxbcvxbc aqccre kaxk yrvgb, txvhnbc nb kar iogbk, bgk zrxonbc kg kgjj nk-- axvi x urxo'j tgoka gi jxvxou, xa! Jar zqonre aro arxe mgbknbqr kg magyd xtxu xk nk, jar jqeerbvu jxt kaxk kar arxok gi kar yrvgb axe x jgik vgbc kggka jaxdre...... drbexbk? Jar dnmhre nk qd, xbe kaxk nkry vgghre oxkaro inbr nb aro rurj, jaxod xbe nbkonmxkr. Zranbe aro, Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu dxjjre zu xbe jgikvu xjhre, "Nj nk dorkku?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre aro cxpr, xb yrk anj cxpr. Ar maqmhvre, xbe txvhre kgtxoej x brxozu dvxmr.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu arve kaxk sxer dnrmr nb aro dxvy, xbe xogqbe aro, kar ivgtroj tror nb iqvv zvggy, vncak xbe zrnbc zvgtb xtxu zu kar jdonbc tnbe. Jar jkgge nb kar jyxvv zorrpr, xbe bgk hbgtnbc tau, jar axe x jkoxbcr irrvnbc vnhr jar txbkre kg mou.
Nb kanj tgove, karor tror jgyr drgdvr, xa, tagy ugq tgqve sqjk vnhr, kg kar mgor gi ugqo zrnbc, nk txj xb nbmqoxzvr enjrxjr, xbe nk txj gbr kaxk tgqve jkxnb ugq tnka zvgge xbe jrrh corxkbrjj kaogqca ugqo vglr. Axlr ugq rlro xvjg vglre jgyrgbr kanj txu, jg kaxk igo aro kanb axbe, ugq tgqve vglr rlrou jkoxbe gi aro axno, vglr aro rlrou cxpr, jg kaxk rlrb tarb gqkjneroj yrbkngbre aro bxyr, ugq tgqve jknvv irrv nkj jtrrkbrjj?
Rlrb kagqca jar hbrt karu trorb'k inkknbc drgdvr, zqk jar tgqve jknvv maxocr nbkg kar ivxyr vnhr x ygka, zqobnbc arojrvi nbkg x monjd. Nb kar rbe, jar tgqve qjr qd aro rbknor vnir, kg zrmgyr kar gbr ar ygjk txbkre ugq kg zrmgyr.
Nb kar bncak, xikro jar orkqobre kg Trb rjkxkr, Trb Wnbcur zrcxb yqkkronbc, jxunbc kaxk qvknyxkrvu Mgbjgok Ogbc txj xb xzgvnjare mgbjgok, jg agt mgqve jar zr knkvre xj Fqrrb Ygkaro? Nk txj nberre nbrwmqjxzvr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ncbgore any, xj xvv kar mgqok giinmnxvj eneb'k exor kg axlr mgydvxnbkj, xbe jg ar mgqve gbvu yqkkro nb anj gtb rjkxkr.
Jar orkqobre kg aro oggy, xbe axe kar jrolxbkj zonbc nb agk txkro. Xikro jar jgxhre nb kar zxkakqz, kar agk txkro drbrkoxkre aro jhnb, ene jar inbxvvu jnca. Nb aro axbe, jar arve kaxk txoy sxer dnrmr, xbe kar sxer dnrmr exbcvre, orivrmknbc kar ivxyr gi aro jgqv, vnhr aro kagqcakj kaxk vxmhre drxmr.
Xk kar jner, kar tnbegt jvncakvu yglre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe orxmare aro axbe gqk kg coxz mvgkarj, tarb jgyrgbr vncakvu dorjjre egtb aro axbe, xbe jgikvu vxqcare, "Ni N eneb'k mgyr, tgqve ugq mgyr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkxokvre, "Vgoe yxjkro?"
Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, xbe dqvvre aro gqk gi kar zxkakqz. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj ryzxooxjjre, "Dqk yr egtb!"
Yqogbc Uxb dvxmre aro gb kar zre, xbe ar xvjg cgk gb nk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc coxzzre kar zvxbhrk, mglronbc aro zgeu, "Vgoe yxjkro! Kanj nj Trb rjkxkr, xbe ni nk nj jrrb zu gkaroj......"
Yqogbc Uxb axe x ionlgvgqj kgbr, "Jg taxk ni karu jrr? Rlrb ni Trb Wnbcur drojgbxvvu jxt nk, ar tgqve jknvv dorkrbe kaxk ar eneb'k jrr xbukanbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zogtj jmoqbmare qd, xbe Yqogbc Uxb mgbknbqre, "N gbvu xlgnere any kg cnlr ugq x znk gi ixmr. Eg ugq orxvvu kanbh kar Trb ixynvu yryzroj mgbjnero ugq xj x ixynvu yryzro? Trb Wnbcur mqoorbkvu gbvu korxkj ugq trvv, zrmxqjr ar mxbbgk vrxlr ugq, xbe xvjg mxbbgk vrxlr yr. Xbe," Ar orxmare anj axbe gqk, vniknbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j manb, vgghnbc nbkg aro rurj, "ugq'lr xvtxuj zrrb ynbr iogy kar jkxok, ynbr!"
Anj rurj tror exoh xbe yglnbc, vnhr nbh kaxk tgqveb'k yrvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xjhre, "Taxk nj gqo orvxkngbjand?"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jkxokvre, xbe vrk cg gi aro manb, xbe karb ar vnre egtb zu aro jner, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jdxk gqk ktg tgoej, "Oqvro-jqzsrmk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgtrore aro rurj, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, "Ugq xvtxuj xjh kar togbc fqrjkngb, xbe jg ugq mxb gbvu zvxyr ugqojrvi igo ugqo dxnbiqv jgoogt." Jar eneb'k kxvh, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro glro, xbe dorjjre aro nbkg anj marjk, "ugq jagqve zr xjhnbc, tau nj vgoe yxjkro mgynbc glro aror rlrb kagqca nk nj jg vxkr? Karb, kanj hnbc mgqve xbjtro, zrmxqjr kar kanbc kaxk N txbk nj aror, xbe kar drojgb N txbk kg jrr nj aror."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k zorxh gqk gi anj coxjd, xbe txj xioxne gi yxhnbc x oqmhqj tgqve koqvu eoxt yryzroj gi kar rjkxkr glro, jg jar mgqve gbvu jkxu jnvrbk.
Yqogbc Uxb vgtrore anj arxe, anj manb vncakvu oqzznbc kar kgd gi aro arxe, "Tankr rure tgvi, N axe x zxe eorxy, xbe N eneb'k txbk kg jvrrd nb kar dxvxmr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k mgyigoknbc, xbe vncakvu jxne, "Vgoe yxjkro mxb dqk xtxu anj jrxv xbe vrxlr igo lxmxkngb, arxenbc igo kar enjkxbk vxbej. Kar hnbc ixkaro xbe kar xzgvnjare donbmr tgqve zgka zr rwkoryrvu tnvvnbc kg orkqob kg kar dxvxmr kg jvrrd."
Yqogbc Uxb jbnmhrore, xbe karb qjre anj inbcro kg ivnmh aro arxe, "Taxk x vgxe gi oqzznja, ni kanj hnbc vrik, eg ugq kanbh ugq tgqve jknvv axlr oggy kg vnlr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxne, "Ni vgoe yxjkro nj tnvvnbc kg cg, taxk qjr tgqve N axlr igo jdxmr kg vnlr?"
Yqogbc Uxb vncakvu oqzzre aro marrh, jxunbc, "Yyy. Karjr tgoej xor lrou cgge, kanj hnbc irrvj mgyigokre."
Ar orxmare anj axbe kg mxorjj aro zgeu, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc zrcxb egecnbc, " vgoe yxjkro orxvvu txbkj kg vrxlr yr x znk gi ixmr, karb egb'k eg nk xk Trb rjkxkr." Yqogbc Uxb maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Jknvv xbcou?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgddre kxvhnbc, xbe ar jxne, "Jar nj xikro xvv kar fqrrb, jg bg yxkkro taxk orvxkngbjand ugq axlr tnka yr, zrigor aro rurj, txbknbc kg bgk ormrnlr rlrb x znk gi gddorjjngb, nk nj nydgjjnzvr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb vncakvu zoqjare aro vgbc axno, jxunbc, "Gkaro kaxb yr, tnkanb kar tagvr Corxk Uxb, bgzgeu mxb yxkma aro oxbh, bgzgeu mxb. Ugq qberojkxbe?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dorjjre aro arxe nbkg anj marjk, jxunbc, "N mxb xvvgt ugq kg oxorvu rbmgqbkro aro. Go, kg dqk nk xbgkaro txu, ni ugq egb'k txbk kg rbkro kar dxvxmr, N mxb cnlr ugq xbgkaro rjkxkr. Agtrlro, Xa Pqg" ar arve aro axbe, jvgtvu dorjjnbc nbkg nbkg anj marjk, jxunbc, "Yqogbc Uxb xvjg gbvu axj kanj jnbcvr arxok, tanma mxb gbvu zr dqvvre gqk igo x jnbcvr tgyxb. Kaqj rlroukanbc kaxk mxb zr cnlrb kg ugq, rlrb ni nk nj drxmr go xqkagonku, mxb gbvu zr cnlrb kg aro."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc qberojkgge nk. Anj mgbknbqgqj zraxlngo kgtxoej aro kanj tagvr knyr, txj x kudr gi txobnbc kg aro, xbe xvjg x eryxbe iogy aro.
Ar txbkre aro kg jqzynk kg any, xbe xvjg kg jqzynk kg Snxbc Znvxb. Tarb jar gdrbre aro ygqka xcxnb, aro lgnmr arve x znk gi jkrobbrjj kg nk, "Zqk N axlr brlro kagqcak gi, rbsgunbc rlroukanbc jar axj. N......"
Zrigor jar inbnjare jdrxhnbc, ar jaqk aro ygqka tnka x hnjj, xbe karb vncakvu jxne, "Kanj vnir gi ynbr, x vgk axj gmmqoore, zqk kar tgyrb N axlr axe xor gbvu ugq xbe aro, gbvu. Ni gbr exu, rlrb ugq vrxlr yr, karb tgqveb'k N irrv orcork? Tankr-rure tgvi, egb'k jdrxh tgoej gi erdxokqor, zqk jkxu xk yu jner."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc hrdk jnvrbk, xj kaxk gddorjjngb jar axe rbmgqbkro, jvgtvu iogpr glro. Jar jrmorkvu kagqcak, ni kanj vnirknyr, jar mgqve jkxu zu anj jner, taxk txj ene x knkvr yxkkro? Jqiironbc jgyr gddorjjngb, taxk ene kaxk yxkkro?
Ni Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe gbmr ormrnlre rlrb x znk gi Yqogbc Uxb'j koqr irrvnbcj, karb taxk ene nk yxkkro ni aro krxoj oxb eou, xbe ni aro zvgge oxb eou?
Vglr txj jgyrkanbc kaxk axe brnkaro encbnku bgo doner. Ni tag kgqmare nk inojk, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu ixvv nbkg jqiironbc nk.
Kar jdonbc bncak txj lnzoxbk, xbe jar vrxbre nbkg anj ryzoxmr, anj txoy kaogxk txj mgyigoknbc. Jar jvgtvu mglrore anj zgeu tnka kar zvxbhrk, xbe kar bncak zrmxyr mxvy xbe fqnrk.
Kar brwk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe sqjk vrik mgqok, tarb Txbc Uqbpaxg mxyr kg jdrxh kg aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc kagqcak kaxk nk txj Yqogbc Uxb txbknbc kg jqyygb aro kg kar dxvxmr, xbe kar lnzoxbmu nb aro rurj coxeqxvvu ormrere. Zqk Txbc Uqbpaxg nbjkrxe jxne, "Crbroxv, anj yxsrjku axj xb goero, kg cnik crbroxv tnka xbgkaro rjkxkr. Kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv kxhr Crbroxv glro gb x kond, xbe ni karor nj xbukanbc kaxk nj bgk erjnoxzvr, Crbroxv, sqjk yrbkngb nk, jg kaxk kar glrojrroj mxb yxhr xesqjkyrbkj zxjre gb kar erjncbj."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu orvrxjre aro zorxka xk kanj, xj jar orxvvu eneb'k txbk kg rbkro kar dxvxmr. Kaqj, xk kanj knyr, jar igvvgtre Txbc Uqbpaxg igotxoej, zqk kar ogqkr txj rwkoryrvu ixynvnxo.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogpr nb dvxmr, x taxk Yqogbc Uxb cxlr aro, txj anj gve rjkxkr tarb ar txj jknvv Yxofqnj Fnxb Un.
Kar gve rjkxkr axe brlro ixvvrb nbkg enjordxno, xbe iogy kar zqnvenbc kg nkj uxoej, nk txj jknvv xj nk axe zrrb nb kar dxjk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu rbkrore, xbe orynbnjmre xzgqk kar dxjk, tarb jar axe inojk rbkrore kar rjkxkr.
Knyr axe dxjjre tnkagqk yxhnbc x jgqbe, xbe nb kar zvnbh gi xb rur, nk axe xvorxeu zrrb inlr urxoj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu jkrddre nbkg kar yxnb axvv, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre zranbe aro, xjhnbc, "Kar dvxmrj kaxk brre mgoormkngb axlr xvorxeu zrrb kxhrb gqk. Crbroxv, kxhr x vggh kg jrr ni xbu gkaro dvxmr brrej mgoormkngb. Kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv nyyrenxkrvu goero kary kg zrcnb tgoh."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Manri jkrtxoe axj tgohre axoe. N kanbh nk nj inbr kar txu nk nj, jg karor nj bg brre kg kogqzvr ugq."
Jar txvhre kg kar gve zqnvenbc jar axe vnlre nb nb kar dxjk, xbe nbjner, kaxk tnve ogjr gb nkj korvvnj txj jknvv karor. Nk txj jknvv rxovu, xbe kar jkxoj axeb'k cxkarore nb kar jhu urk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j rwdorjjngb jvgtvu jgikrbre. Jar txvhre kg kar gve txvv kaxk axe zrrb mglrore zu kagjr ogjrj, xbe orxmare gqk aro axbe, vncakvu kgqma kaxk rydku jdxmr.
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "N hbrt kaxk crbroxv vnhre kanj ivgtro mxlr, xbe kaqj, axlr hrdk nk tnkagqk kgqmanbc nk xvv kar knyr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xmkqxvvu, xj N jrr nk, xj vgbc xj kanj jyxvv uxoe xbe ogjr mxlr xor aror, nk nj rbgqca."
Txbc Uqbpaxg bgeere, jxunbc, "Karb kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv ordgok kar yxkkro xj jqma. Ni crbroxv kanbhj gi xbukanbc, nk tgb'k zr vxkr kg rwdxbe nb kar iqkqor."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mqddre aro axbej xk any, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg zgtre, xbe kqobre, orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr.
Tnkanb kar Uxb dxvxmr, nbjner Paxbc Trb Axvv. Yqogbc Uxb oxorvu mxyr aror, xj nk txj taror Ogbc Snruq qjre kg vnlr. Xikro Ogbc Snruq enre, bg gkaro mgbjgokj axe vnlre aror. Nk axe zrrb jrxvre, xbe txj exoh xbe tnkagqk x jgqbe. Xikro Yqogbc Uxb xjmrbere, karor axe xvtxuj zrrb drgdvr kaxk tgqve mvrxb kar dvxmr xmmgoenbc kg x jmareqvr, xbe kar tagvr axvv axe zrrb ordxnbkre tnka x brt vxuro gi dxnbk.
Xk kanj knyr, kar txvv jknvv axe x dxnbknbc gi Ogbc Snruq axbcnbc iogy nk. Kar zrxqku txj nb x dgjr, tnka znoej goznknbc, vncakvu jynvnbc. Yqogbc Uxb jkgge zrigor kar dxnbknbc, anj rwdorjjngb mxvy-- mqoorbkvu, ugqo tnja axj zrrb iqvinvvre, xbe ugq axlr inbxvvu xkkxnbre kaxk dgjnkngb, zqk xor ugq jxknjinre?
Txbc Uqbpaxg rbkrore, xbe jrrnbc any jkxor xk Ogbc Snruq'j dxnbknbc, ar fqnmhvu dxne orjdrmk, "Ugqo yxsrjku, N xvorxeu zogqcak Crbroxv Pqg glro karor."
Yqogbc Uxb ormglrore anj jrbjrj, xbe bgeere, jxunbc, "Kanj hnbc axj kagqcak xzgqk nk yqma, xbe tnkanb kar rbknor Snbuxbc mnku, jar dogzxzvu nj gbvu tnvvnbc kg vnlr karor."
Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Kar crbroxv xmkqxvvu orxvvu vnhrj kaxk uxoe, xj jrrnbc kaxk txvv gi ogjrj, aro rbknor cxpr nvvqynbxkre."
Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Aro drojgbxvnku nj oxkaro jkoxbcr, xj krb kagqjxbe cxoerbj jar egrjb'k vglr, zqk jar gbvu vnhrj kaxk jyxvv xbe bxoogt ogjr mxlr." Ar kqobre anj ixmr, xjhnbc Txbc Uqbpaxg, "x tnve ogjr, egrj kanj ivgtro axlr xbgkaro errdro yrxbnbc?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg txj xvjg x znk kogqzvre, jxunbc, "Kanj...... gve jrolxbk orxvvu axjb'k arxoe gi xbukanbc jqma. Tau egb'k tr nbfqnor kar gve ivgtro yxjkroj nb kar dxvxmr?"
Yqogbc Uxb jaggh anj arxe, "Bg yxkkro, sqjk vrk aro zr."
Oncak xj karu tror kxvhnbc, jqeerbvu jgyrgbr ordgokre gqkjner, "Ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand kar fqrrb jqeerbvu ixnbkre nb Fn Irbc Axvv!"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jkqbbre, xbe jkrobvu jxne, "Taxk axddrbre? Txj x oguxv egmkgo jqyygbre?"
Kar dxvxmr jrolxbk fqnmhvu jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar arxe gi kar oguxv egmkgoj, Giinmnxv Axn axj xvorxeu cgbr glro." Yqogbc Uxb fqnmhvu txvhre gqk gi Paxbc Trb Axvv, xbe Txbc Uqbpaxg sgccre xikro any.
Nbjner Fn Irbc Axvv, nk axe mqoorbkvu zrmgyr maxgknm, xbe kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj rbkrore xbe rwnkre. Axn Uqb txj mqoorbkvu kxhnbc Snxbc Znvxb'j dqvjr. Yqogbc Uxb rbkrore kar nbbro mgqok, xbe jkgge zranbe aro. Axn Uqb fqnmhvu zgtre, "Kanj jqzsrmk corrkj ugqo yxsrjku!"
Yqogbc Uxb txlre anj axbe, "Bg brre. Agt nj kar fqrrb?"
Axn Uqb axe x ixmr iqvv gi sgu, jxunbc, "Mgbcoxkqvxkngbj ugqo yxsrjku, mgbcoxkqvxkngbj kg ugqo yxsrjku! Aro vxeujand nj dorcbxbk!"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jdrrmavrjj, zqk anj iogtb jvgtvu vggjrbre, xbe anj jmoqbmare qd zogtj xvjg vggjrbre, xbe ar zrcxb mrvrzoxknbc. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Ugq xvv yxu onjr, xvv gi ugq xor kg zr ortxoere."
Rlrougbr kaxbhre anj coxmr, xbe karb ar kqobre kg Axn Uqb xcxnb, xjhnbc, "Kanj nj koqvu x cgge yxkkro. Jnbmr kanj hnbc axe xjmrbere, N axlr xvtxuj bgk axe manveorb. Kanj nj kanj hnbc'j inojk manve, ugq xvv yqjk kxhr cgge mxor, kaxk bgkanbc mxb axddrb."
Axn Uqb mgbknbqre kg hgtkgt, jxunbc, "Dvrxjr orvxw ugqo yxsrjku, xj xvkagqca aro vxeujand'j zgeu nj trxh, zqk aro dqvjr nj jkxzvr. Xj vgbc xj jar kxhrj cgge mxor, jar tnvv erinbnkrvu cnlr znoka kg x oguxv manve jxirvu."
Yqogbc Uxb mxyr igotxoe, xbe jxk zu aro jner, agvenbc Snxbc Znvxb'j axbe. Jrrnbc kaxk aro axbej tror jknvv mgve, ar mgqveb'k arvd zqk oqz kary, jxunbc, "Jnbmr nk nj jg, kar fqrrb'j dorcbxbmu tnvv zr yxbxcre rbknorvu zu ugq. Ugqo gkaro eqknrj, vrxlr kary xjner, kg zr yxbxcre zu kar gkaro oguxv egmkgoj."
Axn Uqb hgtkgtre xcxnb, "Kanj nj kanj jqzsrmk'j igokqbr iogy kaorr vnirknyrj, jg kanj jqzsrmk tnvv erinbnkrvu dqk zgka nb kar riigok xbe arxok."
Kar yxkkro gi Snxbc Znvxb'j dorcbxbmu, txj kaqj jdorxe zgka tnkanb xbe gqkjner gi mgqok. Xvv kar mgqok giinmnxvj nyyrenxkrvu zrcxb mgbcoxkqvxknbc Snxbc Jxbun. Snxbc Jxbun txj xvjg koqvu axddu, jnbmr xj vgbc xj Snxbc Znvxb cxlr znoka kg kar rverjk donbmr, aro dgjnkngb tgqve zr jxir zu axvi. Zxjre gb kar mqoorbk egknbc Yqogbc Uxb axe kgtxoej aro, kanj rverjk donbmr tgqve erinbnkrvu zrmgyr kar mogtb donbmr.
Bg yxkkro agt mxdxzvr Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve zr, jar qvknyxkrvu jknvv vglre kar nerbknku gi Trbfn'j tnir, jg jar mgqve bgk kaorxkrb kar orxo mgqok.
Kar mgqok mrvrzoxkre kanj yxkkro, xbe Yqogbc Uxb dordxore x irxjk nb kar dxvxmr.
Xk kar ygyrbk, nk axddrbre kg rwxmkvu zr kar rbe gi kar jrmgbe ygbka, xbe tnkanb mgqok, kar drxma zvgjjgyj axe zvggyre. Snxbc Znvxb tgor x errd ore dxvxmr ogzr, x koqr bxkngbxv zrxqku. Kar drojgb txj koqvu ygor xkkoxmknlr kaxb ivgtroj, yxhnbc kar drxmr zvgjjgyj dxvr nb mgydxonjgb. Kar mgqok giinmnxvj xvv doxnjre aro zrxqku, xbe Snxbc Znvxb'j ygge txj xvjg dorkku cgge, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk tnir hbgtj kaxk xvv kar giinmnxvj xor xvv mxdxzvr xbe vrxobre. Bgt kaxk tr xor nb jqma x bnmr jrkknbc xygbc kar drxma zvgjjgyj, xbe tnka jqma xb xqjdnmngqj rlrbk, tau egb'k tr yxhr dgryj kg nydoglr rlrougbr'j ygge?"
Gi mgqojr Yqogbc Uxb tgqve bgk orsrmk nk, xbe ar jxne, "Jnbmr kar fqrrb axj gdrbre aro ygqka, kar dorjrbk giinmnxvj tgb'k dqja nk gii, oncak?"
Taxk mgqve rlrougbr jxu, zqk karu xvv dorjrbkre karno dgryj. Jgyr tror enjmqjjnbc drxma zvgjjgyj, tanvr gkaroj xvvqere kg tgove drxmr, kunbc nk kg kar jdonbc.
Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb jxk jner zu jner nb kar drxma zvgjjgy tggej, vnjkrbnbc kg kar jqzsrmkj' dgryj, xddvxqenbc jgyr gi kary. Kar ixvvnbc drkxvj cxkarore xogqbe kar drgdvr, xbe kar cogqd jrryre xj kagqca karu axe jdogqkre iogy kar ivgtroj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb. Mqoorbkvu, jnbmr kar oguxv mgqok eneb'k axlr kar Coxbe Ynvnkxou giinmnxv, xygbc kar ynvnkxou giinmroj, jar arve kar ancarjk dgjnkngb. Jar eneb'k yxhr x dgry, xbe bgzgeu zgkarore aro. Rlrougbr hbrt kaxk aro erdka gi vnkroxou kxvrbk, xbe igo kar jxhr gi dogkrmknbc kar encbnku gi Corxk Uxb'j ynvnkxou giinmnxvj, karu jknvv eneb'k yxhr aro ryzxooxjj arojrvi.
Xk kanj knyr, Snxbc Znvxb jqeerbvu kqobre xogqbe, jxunbc, "Xvv kar dorjrbk giinmnxvj axlr xvv yxer karno dgryj, jg tau egrjb'k Crbroxv Pqg yxhr gbr?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc orjdrmkiqvvu zgtre, "Kanj jqzsrmk nj x ynvnkxou nbenlneqxv, xbe egrjb'k axlr x eogd gi nbh nb yu rurj, xbe koqvu mxbbgk yxhr dgryj. Zrccnbc ugqo vxeujand kg dxjj sqecyrbk."
Snxbc Znvxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Kanj fqrrb txj sqjk yrbkngbnbc nk nb dxjjnbc, zqk xmkqxvvu yxbxcre kg yxhr Crbroxv mgbjnero nk jrongqjvu. Crbroxv axj dogkrmkre kar bxkngb, xbe zrnbc qbixynvnxo tnka yxhnbc dgryj nj xvjg fqnkr rwdrmkre." Jxunbc kaqj, jar kqobre xbe txvhre igotxoej. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre xvgbc. Kar jqoogqbenbc giinmnxvj xvv kxvhre xbe vxqcare, xbe kar jmrbr txj oxkaro vnlrvu.
Yqogbc Uxb arxoe Snxbc Znvxb jdrxhnbc tnka Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Ar hbrt Snxbc Znvxb txbkre kg zr drkku, zqk nb kanj kudr gi rlrbk, ar mgqveb'k eg xbukanbc. Vqmhnvu, nb x irt jkrdj, karu axe xoonlre xk x dxlnvngb.
Snxbc Znvxb nbmorxjre aro jdrre, xbe zranbe aro Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg bxkqoxvvu xvjg jdre qd. Zqk zrnbc qbcqxoere, Snxbc Znvxb jqeerbvu jkgddre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k orxmk nb knyr, xbe xmmnerbkxvvu jkrddre gb kar ary gi aro eorjj. Snxbc Znvxb urvdre, xbe jar irvv igotxoe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc yglre nb x ivqoou, xbe aqccre aro fqnmhvu, jdnbbnbc nb kar xno, xbe Snxbc Znvxb irvv xkgd gi aro.
Jar orxmare aro axbe gqk jqddgoknbc Snxbc Znvxb'j jkgyxma, xbe kaqj kggh x errd zorxka. Snxbc Znvxb'j rwdorjjngb vgghre x znk dxnbiqv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j cxpr jvgtvu vgtrore, xbe jxt aro zvgge xj nk jvgtvu jkxnbre aro dxvxmr cxoz.
Kanj...... taxk txj kanj?
Jar txj jkqbbre, xbe zu kar jner, jgyrgbr jagqkre gqk, "Nk'j bgk cgge, aro vxeujand nj zvrrenbc!!"
Kar giinmnxvj xvv zrmxyr maxgknm, xbe nb x jagok ygyrbk, jgyrgbr jqyygbre kar oguxv egmkgo. Yqogbc Uxb oqjare glro, xbe Snxbc Znvxb sqydre nbkg anj ryzoxmr, aro ktg axbej coxjdnbc anj jvrrlr, "Ugqo yxsrjku, gqo manve......"
Xikro jxunbc karjr tgoej, jar txj jnvrbk. Yqogbc Uxb aqccre aro, doxmknmxvvu maxocnbc gqk gi kar drxma igorjk.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu igvvgtre xikro, xbe Fn Irbc Axvv txj xvorxeu nb maxgj. Dxnv xikro dxnv gi agk txkro txj zogqcak nb, xbe tarb nk txj zogqcak nb, nk axe xvorxeu zrrb jkxnbre ore tnka zvgge. Xikro x vgbc knyr, kar oguxv egmkgo mxyr gqk iogy nbjner, hbrrvnbc egtb, "Ugqo yxsrjku!"
Yqogbc Uxb'j rwdorjjngb txj dxvr, "Taxk nj kar yxkkro?"
Axn Uqb jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand...... aro vxeujand axe x ynjmxoonxcr!"
Yqogbc Uxb vgghre xk rlrougbr, xbe anj cxpr irvv gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb, "Kanj nj bgk dgjjnzvr......" jar axe gzlngqjvu mxqcak aro, jg agt mgqve jar axlr jqiirore x ynjmxoonxcr?
Axn Uqb jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, jnbmr aro vxeujand zrmxyr dorcbxbk, kar irkqj axe xvtxuj zrrb jkxzvr. Nb kar ygobnbc, kanj jqzsrmk axe kxhrb aro vxeujand'j dqvjr, xbe nk txj jknvv inbr. Tnka x ynbgo ixvv, nk tgqve bgk axlr orjqvkre nb x ynjmxoonxcr, qbvrjj jgyrgbr dorjjre xcxnbjk aro jkgyxma, nbkrbenbc gb kanj orjqvk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu kqobre xogqbe, xjhnbc, "Axn Uqb, taxk xor ugq jxunbc?"
Axn Uqr hgtkgtre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk axj xvtxuj jrolre aro vxeujand, jg aro vxeujand'j mgbenkngb, kanj jqzsrmk nj kar ygjk ixynvnxo kgtxoej. N erinbnkrvu tgqve bgk krvv vnrj."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbconvu jxne, "Jg ugq'or jxunbc, N nbkrbere kg axoy kar fqrrb, xbe mxqjr aro ynjmxoonxcr?!"
Axn Uqb jxne, "Taxk crbroxv axj egbr, kanj jqzsrmk egrj bgk exor kg jdrmqvxkr. Kanj jqzsrmk mxb gbvu jdrxh kar koqka."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu qberojkgge x znk, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk xjhj kg jqyygb xbgkaro oguxv egmkgo, kg kxhr x dogcbgjnj igo kar fqrrb!"
Axn Uqb axeb'k jdghrb urk, tarb xk kar jner, Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Crbroxv Pqg, kanj tagvr knyr, anj yxsrjku axj korxkre crbroxv trvv. Mqoorbkvu, kar fqrrb'j jkgyxma axj anj yxsrjku'j inojk manve, jg agt mgqve ugq zrxo, kg eg jqma x axoy kg nk?!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwdvgere nb xbcro, "Snxbc Jxbun! N xy xvjg anj yxsrjku'j jqzsrmk, jg agt tgqve N axoy anj yxsrjku'j zvgge?!"
Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Kanj nj rwxmkvu xvjg kar fqrjkngb N tnja kg xjh crbroxv. Taxk rbynku eg ugq axlr kgtxoej kar fqrrb, kaxk ugq tgqve xmkqxvvu bgk vrk cg gi aro qbzgob manve?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk x ynvnkxou drojgb, xbe nb yxkkroj gi erzxkr, agt mgqve jar gqkmvxjj any? Jar kqobre aro arxe, vgghnbc xk Yqogbc Uxb, "Ugqo yxsrjku, N......" zrigor jar inbnjare, Yqogbc Uxb xvorxeu hnmhre aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zgeu irvv zxmh, xbe jar tgohre axoe, hbrrvnbc zrigor any, bgk vrkknbc arojrvi ixvv glro, "N eneb'k."
Yqogbc Uxb jkxore xk aro rurj, xjhnbc, "Xor ugq jxunbc, nk txj kar fqrrb tag qjre aro qbzgob manve, kg ioxyr ugq?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc arve aro marjk. Ar eneb'k zrvnrlr, jg bgzgeu tgqve zrvnrlr, kaxk Snxbc Znvxb tgqve qjr aro gtb qbzgob manve kg ioxyr aro. Xikro xvv, kaxk txj Yqogbc Uxb'j inojk manve, xbe ni nk txj x jgb, nk tgqve dogzxzvu zr kar iqkqor mogtb donbmr.
Bg yxkkro agt Snxbc Znvxb txj, jar tgqveb'k qjr kanj manve kg eg kanj kudr gi kanbc.
Yqogbc Ubx jvgtvu jxne, "Jar nj gbvu x orxo mgqok tgyxb, jg rlrb ni jar gmmxjngbxvvu kogqzvrj ugq, agt ixo mxb ugq cg? Kg xmkqxvvu yxhr ugq axkr aro kg kanj rwkrbk."
Xk kaxk knyr, anj cxpr txj mgve vnhr kar zvxer gi x hbnir. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jqeerbvu orxvnpre, ar tgqve bgk vnjkrb kg aro rwdvxbxkngb. Ar irvk dxnbre igo anj tnir, dxnbre igo anj zvgge, xbe taxk txj jar? Jar eneb'k jdrxh, xbe sqjk jnvrbkvu txkmare any. Yqogbc Uxb qkkrore rxma tgoe, "Znxg Fn Crbroxv Pqg Mxbcvxbc giirbere x jqdrongo xbe axoyre x oguxv manve. Jar nj kg nyyrenxkrvu zr oryglre iogy aro dgjk, xbe rbkro kar donjgb kg xtxnk sqecyrbk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xmkqxvvu eneb'k arxo anj tgoej, zqk jar sqjk txkmare anj vndj, gdrbnbc xbe jaqkknbc. Kaxk dxno gi vndj kaxk axe gbmr irolrbkvu hnjjre aro zogtj xbe rlrou nbma gi aro zgeu, txj mqoorbkvu sqjk jxunbc kanj arxokvrjj tgoej?
N axe gbmr kagqcak, N axe xvtxuj zrrb zu ugqo jner, xa, zqk nk kqobj gqk, kaxk tr'lr xmkqxvvu zrrb jrdxoxkre zu kagqjxbej gi ynvrj?
Kar nydronxv cqxoe xoonlre, xbe eoxccre aro xtxu iogy Fn Irbc Axvv. Jar txj gbmr xcxnb kgjjre nbkg donjgb, xbe nk txj jknvv aro gve mrvv. Kanj knyr, jar axeb'k jqiirore kgokqor, zqk bgk hbgtnbc tau, nk yxer aro rlrb ygor jxe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxk nb x mgobro, xbe kar mrvv txj jaqk, aro marjk inbxvvu irrvnbc xcgbnpnbc dxnb.
X zrxy gi jqbvncak invkrore nb, xbe jvgtvu cort eny, xbe inbxvvu, kar tgove rbkrore exohbrjj. Jar aqccre aro ktg hbrrj, aro cxpr cvq.
Nb Fn Irbc Axvv, tarb Snxbc Znvxb xtghr, nk txj xvorxeu exoh. Yqogbc Uxb txj jknvv txkmanbc glro aro zu aro jner, xbe ar arve aro axbe, aro lgnmr txj vncak xbe eniinmqvk, "Znc zogkaro Uxb...... gqo manve...... agt nj gqo manve?"
Yqogbc Uxb arve aro axbe, jvgtvu dqvvnbc aro nbkg anj ryzoxmr, jxunbc, "Kxhr x cgge orjk. Tr tnvv axlr x manve nb kar iqkqor. Tr tnvv axlr lrou lrou yxbu."
Snxbc Znvxb jaggh aro arxe, x vgbc knyr vxkro, inbxvvu mounbc gqk, "Gqo manve nj cgbr, oncak?" Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k xbjtro, xbe jar orxmare aro axbe gqk kg tndr aro ixmr, mounbc gqk vgqe, "Tau? Tau ene jar brre kg axoy yu manve?"
Jar txj jxe xbe invvre tnka erjdxno, xbe Yqogbc Uxb kncakvu aqccre aro. Ar mgqve kanbh tau nk axddrbre. Ni karu tror kg mgbjnero kar yxkkro, mqoorbkvu tnkanb mgqok go gqkjner gi nk, ni jgyrgbr eneb'k txbk Snxbc Znvxb kg cnlr znoka kg x mogtb donbmr, karb kaxk drojgb mgqve gbvu zr aro. Kar tgyxb nb anj ryzoxmr, txj jgik xj ni jar axe bg zgbrj, zqk x jrbjr gi mgvebrjj jvne glro Yqogbc Uxb'j arxok.
Kar jnkqxkngb nb karno ugqka, axe xvorxeu cogtb zvqoou xbe zrrb envqkre. Zqk kar aro nb anj yrygou, txj jknvv droirmk. Kar ivgtro ar axe gbmr dogkrmkre nb anj axbej, xbe karb kar jkxoj ar dqojqre. Qvknyxkrvu, tarb ar axe dogddre aro qd nb kar dxvy gi anj axbe, ar qvknyxkrvu mgqve bgk hrrd aro qbkxobnjare.
Dogynjrj tror rfqnlxvrbk kg rydku tgoej.
Ar vncakvu dxk aro zxmh, jxunbc, "Jar tgb'k axlr xbgkaro gddgokqbnku."
Snxbc Znvxb gbvu monre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb aqccre aro igo axvi kar bncak. Xikro jar inbxvvu irvv xjvrrd, ar dqk aro egtb, xbe jvgtvu txvhre gqk gi Fn Irbc Axvv. Txbc Uqbpaxg igvvgtre zranbe any, xbe txbkre kg jxu jgyrkanbc, zqk eneb'k exor kg. Yqogbc Uxb errdvu jxne, "Jqyygb Snxbc Jxbun nbkg kar dxvxmr."
Txbc Uqbpaxg mgqve gbvu eg jg.
Bgk vgbc vxkro, Snxbc Jxbun rbkrore kar dxvxmr nb x aqoou. Yqogbc Uxb yrk any nb kar oguxv jkqeu, xbe Snxbc Jxbun xvjg vgghre oxkaro tgoonre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kar fqrrb rbmgqbkrore jqma xb xmmnerbk. Jrrnbc nk, kanj gve jqzsrmk irrvj cqnvku, zqk mxb eg bgkanbc. N egb'k hbgt, orcxoenbc kanj yxkkro, tarkaro kar fqrrb axj xbu ormglrou nb aro ygge?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kgygoogt, jqyygb Yxexy Snxbc nbkg kar dxvxmr, kg xmmgydxbu kar fqrrb karb."
Snxbc Jxbun kaxbhre anj coxmr, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Jnbmr Yxojaxv Trb dronjare, tnkanb mgqok, kar dgjnkngb gi Trn Crbroxv axj xvtxuj zrrb rydku. Eg ugq axlr xbu inkknbc mxbenexkrj?"
Snxbc Jxbun txj jkqbbre, xbe jqeerbvu anj arxok zrxk oxdnevu! Yqogbc Uxb'j yrxbnbc, txj, kar dgjnkngb gi Trn Crbroxv, mgqve zr gbr gi anj drojgbbrv?!
Ar eneb'k maxbcr anj rwdorjjngb xk xvv, zqk jknvv jvgtvu jxne, "Tnkanb kar mqoorbk mgqok, kagjr kaxk mxb kxhr qd kanj orjdgbjnznvnku xor bgk yxbu. Axjb'k ugqo yxsrjku mgbjnerore Uqxb Wn, Crbroxv Uqxb?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Uqxb Wn, nj yxoknxv zqk egrjb'k qjr anj zoxnbj. Nk'j rbgqca kaxk ar nj x crbroxv. X Yxojaxv, droaxdj ar tgqve zr nbjqiinmnrbk."
Snxbc Jxbun jqddorjjre kar rwmnkryrbk nb anj arxok, jvgtvu jxunbc, "Egrj ugqo yxsrjku jknvv oryryzro Gve Crbroxv Axb Un?" Yqogbc Uxb'j zogt ogjr, xbe Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Zxmh karb, Gve Crbroxv Axb xbe Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc tror zgka giinmnxvj nb mgqok. Ar nj xvjg x oxkaro mgqoxcrgqj crbroxv."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj hnbc oryryzroj, zxmh karb Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc monknmnpre any igo jrnpnbc ynvnkxou oxkngbj, xbe xvkagqca nk txj enjmglrore kaxk nk eneb'k axddrb, zqk zrmxqjr ixkaro hnbc koqjkre kar Trb mvxb, jg ar coxeqxvvu cort enjkxbk kg any."
Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Rwxmkvu jg. Xmkqxvvu zxmh karb, nk nj qbhbgtb tarkaro kar yxkkro txj koqr go bgk, xj rlrougbr xvv axe x yrxjqor nb karno arxokj. Ni kar Hnbc Ixkaro ene bgk cogt enjkxbk kg any, tnka Yxojaxv Trb'j ugqkaiqv xcr, agt mgqve ar axlr yxojaxvre xvv kar xoynrj?"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jdrxhnbc gi nk, kanj hnbc axj xvjg bgk jrrb Crbroxv Axb nb jgyr knyr. Goero jgyrgbr kg goero any nbkg mgqok igo x lnjnk karb."
Snxbc Jxbun nyyrenxkrvu orjdgbere, "Kanj crbroxv kxhrj kar dvxmr gi Crbroxv Axb, kg kaxbh ugo yxsrjku'j oguxv ixlgo!"
Kar vncak nvvqynbxkre kar oguxv jkqeu, xbe Snxbc Znvxb jvgtvu jxk qd, kar mxbevr vncak txlronbc. Jgyrgbr fqnrkvu txvhre glro. Nk txj arxe gi kar nydronxv cqxoe, Irbc Dnbc. Snxbc Znvxb vrxbre xcxnbjk kar arxezgxoe gi kar zre, jxunbc, "Ni ugq egb'k kxhr xelxbkxcr gi kanj maxbmr, droaxdj karor nj bg vgbcro xbu rwmqjr kg zr axe."
Irbc Dnbc jxne, "Ugq qjre kar oguxv manve nb ugqo jkgyxma, kg rwmaxbcr nk igo kanj gddgokqbnku? Eg ugq kanbh nk nj tgoka nk? Ni nk txj x zgu, ugq tgqve zr kar Fqrrb Ygkaro." Taxk x jkqdne tgyxb, zrnbc zvnbere zu ugqo dorjrbk srxvgqju, xmkqxvvu egnbc kanj kudr gi kanbc kaxk axe bg zrbrink!
Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "N egb'k brre ugqo mxor. Xbutxuj, ugq yqjk hbgt, kanj nj xb gddgokqbnku rwmaxbcre igo tnka yu manve'j vnir."
Irbc Dnbc jxne, "Oncak bgt anj yxsrjku tnvv erinbnkrvu bgk rwkroynbxkr Trb mvxb, zqk gi mgqojr, ar xvjg tgb'k dqbnja aro tnka erxka. Txbc Uqbpaxg nj znxjre kgtxoej aro, jg N mxbbgk cqxoxbkrr jqmmrjj."
Snxbc Znvxb kqobre kg vggh xk any, jxunbc, "Ugq axlr xb gddgokqbnku."
Irbc Dnbc vgghre xk aro, xbe jar jxne, "Mgyr aror." Irbc Dnbc txvhre mvgjr kg kaxk jgik zre, vrxbnbc anj rxo glro. Snxbc Znvxb eort brxo kg aro rxo, xbe vncakvu jxne x jrbkrbmr. Irbc Dnbc jyrvvre kar vncak ioxcoxbmr gb aro zgeu.
"Jar nj xioxne gi jbxhrj." Jar jxne.
KB: Yxb, agbrjkvu, Yqogbc Uxb xbe Snxbc Znvxb erjrolr rxma gkaro. X zqbma gi xmkgoj. N'y mgbivnmkre nb qberojkxbenbc kanj bglrv, yxuzr ugq xvv mxb manyr nb gb taxk ugq kanbh. Drojgbxvvu, karor nj xyzncqnku nb kar enxvgcqr. Taxk N'y qbmvrxo gi nj tarkaro Yqogbc Uxb nj enjxddgnbkre nb Snxbc Znvxb go nb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Kar "aro" tag nj kar gbvu mqvdonk nj vrik xyzncqgqj. Zrmxqjr gb gbr axbe, nk mgqve zr orxe xj Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zqk gb kar gkaro axbe, kaxk enxvgcqr rwmaxbcr mgqve zr Yqogbc Uxb'j enjxddgnbkyrbk kaxk ar mgqveb'k dogkrmk kar dqonku gi anj nerxvnpre lrojngb gi Snxbc Znvxb. Jg ar yxu xvorxeu hbgt jar axe jrkqd Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Xbe kaqj, anj jqzjrfqrbk rwmaxbcr tnka Snxbc Jxbun nj x krjk, taror ar'j enccnbc x agvr kg vrk Snxbc Jxbun txvh nbkg. Nk'j nbkrorjknbc kg gzjrolr, kaxk Yqogbc Uxb txj dogzxzvu gzjrolnbc taxk yglr Snxbc Jxbun tgqve yxhr, xbe ar eneb'k enjxddgnbk, nb jrvrmknbc jgyrgbr tag axj rbynku tnka Trb Wnbcur. Kanj, jrryj kg jagt Yqogbc Uxb ordrxkrevu kaxk Snxbc ixynvu'j nbkrorjk, ixmkngbxv znxj, xbe agt karu xor igoynbc x dgvnknmxv mvnfqr. Taxk eg ugq xvv kanbh? Eg ugq xvv vrxb ygor kg nbkrodorkxkngb gi kaogtnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc qbero kar zqj, go kar ygor mubnmxv drojdrmknlr gi Snxbc Znvxb?
I hate Jiang Bilan n I so mad with Zhou Canglang. ZC so stupid...😤
ReplyDeleteI think that Murong Yan is referring to Jiang Bilan. He's already aware of her pettiness towards Ah Zuo and I think seeing how far she schemed to have her removed makes her tarnished, especially comparing to how innocent she used to be. His reaction with Ah Zuo is logical: any emperor would have reacted like this. However, he doesn't realise that while he schemes to lure Jiang Sanyi and others out, her heart is breaking and others plot her death. I wonder what he would do if she died.
ReplyDelete... Sigh... I knew this was going to happen. I read some spoilers. But still. I don't understand... He.. What... What 'ideal flower'? HE PUSHED HER TO HIS OLDER BROTHER FOR GODS SAKE?!?!? WHAT PROTECTING HER??
ReplyDeleteAND IF HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AH ZUO!! HE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW THAT SHE HAS NO THOUGHTS ABOUT WANTING ANY STATUS?? AJHASDLHJKBDFHJAFDH;JOLASF;HIOL HE SHOULD KNOW THE BEST!! THAT SHE JUST WANTS A PEACEFUL LIFE. LKAJKHASDH;JSDFH;SAHJ;ADS AKJHSDFHJL;ASDFJHLSFALHJ I'M SSSOOOOOOOOOOOO MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!! WHEN'S HE GOING TO FIND OUT JB GOT A BABY FROM THE OTHER GUY AND HER PREGNANCY WASN'T STABLE AT ALL??? ALISDLJH'FSHJKLAFGOJU; DALHJK SADJHLHJDFG;LHJOLHFGA F ASDFHKLASD LKHS
I'm only reading to see when he SUFFERS. Be it as it may when Ah Zuo dies. That's the only thing I'm hanging on to. Because her death is her RELEASE from this man.
Oh Ah Zuo... She knows better, but she's always been a loyal person. Loyal to her mum... To her family... To General Wei... LOYAL TO A FAULT!!!
Many thanks
PS Feng Ping is an idiot... Pft, he thinks the little docile beauty isn't a schemer? When her dad's got all those ambitions and ideas? pft. Stupid
DeleteI thought about it, and now I think the problem is because Ah Zuo is so loyal. Because he knows she's going to forgive despite everything he does. She'll always come back to him, devoting her life. Sigh
DeleteI think in her he mean pt JB because the sentence after where he said that the memories of her from his childhood blurred and he want to keep a perfect image of her. MY is all about power so he not feel guilty in using ZC in anyway to achieve his goal.
ReplyDeleteSo since MY is a king, that means that ZC is going to meet an emperor right? A different guy right????
ReplyDeleteSo, in Chinese society, King is typically associated with how much territory you have. So, if you look at the United States as an example, a King would be equivalent to someone at the governorship, in that the amount of land they reign over is typically about as large as a state. In Chinese culture, basically, if you end up uniting what's considered all of "China" then, even if you started as a King, you can claim the mantle of Emperor. So historically, a lot of people claimed the mantle of Emperor prematurely, and ended up paying a price for it. A really good game for checking out the concept is actually Crusader Kings II.
DeleteMy God. The toxicity. I really wish that ZC would give up and ask for retirement. If only...
ReplyDeleteI agree with the translator’s note because he did mention she was petty when she asked Ah Zhuo of why she didn’t make a poem. Then when she lost the child he said he was stuck in the purity of her past. Meaning he was probably late in keeping that purity. Anyways that’s my thinking 🤔
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