Kanj exu, Snxbc Znvxb orkqobre iogy Snxbc rjkxkr kg kar dxvxmr, xbe Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k rlrb mgyr kg ormrnlr aro. Ar axe jqyygbre Exwn Fnb nbkg kar oguxv jkqeu, xbe txj rjkxzvnjanbc x txo jkoxkrcu tnka Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Kanj knyr, ar erinbnkrvu tgqve bgk droynk xbgkaro ixnvqor. En Vnxbpagbc'j erirxkj trorb'k jrongqj, xj xikro xvv, kar jgvenroj xvv kagqcak kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve zr lnmkgongqj.
Xj vgbc xj jar rbkrore kar xoyu, kar ygoxvr tgqve zr orjkgore. Zqk ni jar vgjk, karb nk tgqve erygbjkoxkr koqr ixnvqor gb kar dxok gi kar Uxb xoyu.
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Mqoorbkvu, tr egb'k hbgt agt yxbu koggdj Trjkrob Snbc axj ornbigomre Cq Paq tnka, xbe tr xvjg egb'k hbgt ni Tq Pagbc nj x dxoknmndxbk. X jkoxncakigotxoe xjjxqvk nj bgk zrbrinmnxv kg qj. Eg ugq ktg axlr xbu nerxj?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xzgqk kg jdrxh, tarb Txbc Uqbpaxg jqeerbvu mxyr nb iogy gqkjner. Ar kggh x cvxbmr xk Yqogbc Uxb, xbe txj jdrrmavrjj. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jdrxh."
Txbc Uqbpaxg inbxvvu mxyr igotxoej xbe zgtre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand kar fqrrb orkqobj kg kar dxvxmr kgexu. Kar oguxv jrexb nj xvorxeu xk kar dxvxmr cxkr, jagqve ugqo yxsrjku......"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Aro orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr, egrj jar jknvv brre kanj hnbc kg cg xbe ormrnlr aro?" Txbc Uqbpaxg txj jkqbbre, xj nb kar dxjk, tarbrlro Snxbc Znvxb orkqobre kg aro rjkxkr, Yqogbc Uxb tgqve xvjg arxe xvgbc tnka aro. Kgexu, zrnbc kanj txu, ar txj zrnbc koqvu kgg mgve. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xvjg jkqbbre, xj xikro xvv, kgtxoej Snxbc Znvxb, Yqogbc Uxb axe xvtxuj zrrb xmfqnrjmrbk.
Bgt tnka karjr tgoej, nk jrryre orxvvu mgve.
Aro cxpr enyyre, zqk Yqogbc Uxb nyyrenxkrvu enjmglrore nk. Ar kqobre kg jdrxh, "Oncak bgt, kar yxkkroj gi kar zgoero txo xor orxvvu dorjjnbc, xbe xj kar oqvro, bg yxkkro taxk, N jagqve jknvv axlr yu dongonknrj jkoxncak. Gb kar jner gi kar fqrrb, sqjk mxoriqvvu jrolr aro, xbe kanj hnbc tnvv arxe glro xogqbe bggb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg zgtre, xbe jvgtvu orkorxkre. Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj manb, "Mgbknbqr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu jxne xk kanj, "Trjkrob Snbc xbe Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc axlr xvv xvvnre karyjrvlrj, zqk karno xvvnxbmr tgb'k zr jkogbc. Kanj jqzsrmk exorj kg jxu, xj vgbc xj tr cnlr qd Un mnku, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu incak xygbc karyjrvlrj. Trjkrob Snbc axj xvtxuj zrrb xccorjjnlr, xbe Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc, qdgb vrxobnbc kaxk karu xor qbxzvr kg cxnb xbu zrbrinkj gii gi karno xvvnxbmr, tnvv nyyrenxkrvu tnkaeoxt. Karu yncak rlrb kqob nbkg rbrynrj."
Exwn Fnb eneb'k kxvh kar tagvr knyr, xbe gbvu cvxbmre glro xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Crbroxv Pqg nj jxunbc, tr jagqve axlr gqo yrb tnkaeoxt iogy Yxun mnku?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaggh aro arxe, jxunbc, "Bgk Yxun mnku." Kanj knyr, rlrb Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre. "Crbroxv nj jxunbc, kg tnkaeoxt iogy Jqur mnku?"
Jqur mnku txj igqo knyrj kar jnpr gi Yxun mnku, xbe nkj lxvqr, tarb mgydxore kg x jyxvv zgoero mnku, txj rbknorvu eniirorbk. Rxjnvu vrxlnbc Jqur mnku, kanj txj orxvvu kgg gqkoxcrgqj!
Exwn Fnb cvxbmre xk Yqogbc Uxb, xj rlrb ni Exwn Marbc txj jknvv nb dgtro, xj anj oguxv qbmvr, ar jknvv tgqveb'k jqccrjk x jmaryr jqma xj kanj. Zqk Yqogbc Uxb txj oxkaro bgk xbcou, xbe gbvu jxne, "Mgbknbqr kxvhnbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yxun mnku axj irt drgdvr, xbe nk txj goncnbxvvu xvorxeu Trjkrob Snbc'j mnku. Ni tr qjr sqjk kanj mnku xj zxnk, droaxdj nk tgqveb'k zr jqiinmnrbk kg nydxmk karno xvvnxbmr. Jqur mnku nj eniirorbk, xj gbvu kanj kudr gi mnku, mgqve mxqjr kar kaorr ixmkngbj kg incak. Gbmr karno xvvnxbmr nj oqnbre, Trjkrob Snbc tgqve incak tnkagqk jqmmrjj, xbe tnvv erinbnkrvu irrv kaxk Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc xor tgokavrjj xvvnrj. Xk kanj knyr, tr mxb xkkxmh kary rxma nb erkxnv, xbe nk tnvv zr yqma rxjnro."
Yqogbc Uxb doxmknmxvvu eneb'k txlro xk xvv, zqk jkgge qd, jxunbc, "Kar fqrrb nj dogzxzvu xvorxeu xk Fn Irbc Axvv. Kanj hnbc tnvv arxe glro kg jrr aro. Jqur Mnku'j oriqcrr jrkkvryrbk, ugq xvv mxb mgyr qd tnka kar erkxnvj karb."
Jxunbc kaqj, ar ogjr, xbe vrik. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Exwn Fnb hbrvk kg jrbe any gii. Xikrotxoej, kar ktg gi kary vrik kar dxvxmr, xbe Exwn Fnb jxne, "Jnbmr Crbroxv enormkvu yrbkngbre kanj kudr gi gqkoxcrgqj jmaryr nb iogbk gi kar oqvro, tgqve ugq bgk irxo kar oqvro'j jqjdnmngb?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yxofqnj Snbuq axj bg brre igo tgoou. Xvkagqca kgtxoej gqo yxsrjku, gqkjneroj yxu monknmnpr any. Zqk ar koqvu nj xb rbvncakrbre oqvro."
Exwn Fnb jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, N eneb'k xmkqxvvu zrvnrlr nk, zqk kgexu, nk vgghj vnhr, anj yxsrjku koqvu axj jgyr mgqoxcr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc axeb'k orjdgbere urk, tarb ar mgbknbqre, jxunbc, "xbe kgtxoej crbroxv, ar axj jqjdnmngbvrjj koqjk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Egrj Yxofqnj Snbuq dvxb gb sqjk kxvhnbc tnka yr gqkjner kar dxvxmr cxkrj vnhr kanj?"
Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre, xbe karb vxqcare, jxunbc, "N hbgt x cgge kxlrob, jg ni crbroxv axj kar knyr, agt xzgqk coxmnbc yr tnka ugqo mgydxbu?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jrongqjvu jxne, "Oncak bgt, N xy drbbnvrjj, xbe axlr bg ygbru gb yr, xa."
Exwn Fnb vxqcare.
Fn Irbc Axvv. Snxbc Znvxb jvgtvu jkrddre nbkg kar mgve xbe orinbre axvv tnka kar jqddgok gi kar dxvxmr jrolxbk. Yqogbc Uxb axeb'k mgyr. Kanj txj kar inojk knyr kaxk jar axe vrik kar dxvxmr xvgbr, xbe orkqobre xvgbr.
Jnbmr Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe vrik donjgb, ar axe xvorxeu tnkaarve rlrb anj dqzvnm erygbjkoxkngb gi mgydxjjngb xbe egknbc. Xbu dxvxmr jrolxbk mgqve jrr anj mggvnbc korxkyrbk gi Fn Irbc Axvv. X dxvxmr jrolxbk xk kar jner jxne, "Aro vxeujand eneb'k rxk yqma gb kar ogxe, jg kanj jrolxbk tnvv cg xbe nyyrenxkrvu zonbc igge."
Snxbc Znvxb vncakvu jncare, jxunbc, "Kanj fqrrb egrjb'k axlr kar xddrknkr. Vrk'j eg kaxk vxkro."
Mxn Vnbc axeb'k urk xbjtrore, tarb Yqogbc Uxb'j lgnmr jqeerbvu rbkrore iogy gqkjner, jxunbc, "Taxk, kanj hnbc mxyr glro, xbe kar fqrrb egrjb'k rlrb nbkrbe gi jrolnbc yr?"
Snxbc Znvxb txj jkqbbre, xbe kqobnbc aro arxe, jar jxt any dxok kar mqokxnb xbe rbkro. Nyyrenxkrvu, aro rurj cort vnlrvu. Jar txbkre kg cg igotxoe, zqk qvknyxkrvu jar gbvu zgtre vncakvu, "Ugqo yxsrjku."
Yqogbc Uxb yqkkro xb "yyy" xbe vncakvu arve aro ktg axbej. Ar arvdre aro qd. Snxbc Znvxb axe jgyr krxoj nb aro rurj, jxunbc, "Kanj jqzsrmk tnir axe kagqcak kaxk ugqo yxsrjku nj xbcou xk kanj jqzsrmk tnir, xbe txjb'k cgnbc kg mgyr glro xcxnb."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kar fqrrb axj xvtxuj zrrb qberojkxbenbc xbe mxvy, jg taror mgqve kanj hnbc zrcnb kg crk xbcou iogy?"
Snxbc Znvxb'j ore vndj dqojre. Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro glro, xbe axe aro orjk xcxnbjk anj marjk, jxunbc, "Karjr exuj, ugqo ygge axj zrrb erdorjjre, jg N goncnbxvvu agdre kaxk ugq tgqve jrr ugqo orvxknlrj tarb ugq orkqobre agyr, xbe kaxk ugq tgqve cogt x znk ygor axddu. Zqk nk vgghj vnhr nk txjb'k xmkqxvvu qjriqv xk xvv."
Snxbc Znvxb jaggh aro arxe, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu, sqjk zu jrrnbc ugqo yxsrjku, yu arxok tnvv zr jxknjinre."
Yqogbc Uxb bgeere, xbe karb vrk aro cg, jxunbc, "Vrk'j rxk karb, kanj hnbc nj xvjg aqbcou."
Snxbc Znvxb goerore kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj kg zonbc kar yrxv, xj jar jxne, "N arxoe kaxk ugqo yxsrjku txj enjmqjjnbc yxkkroj tnka Yxofqnj Snbuq xbe kar gkaroj, zqk ugq xmkqxvvu eneb'k rxk vqbma?"
Yqogbc Uxb "yyy'e" zqk eneb'k dvxb gb kxvhnbc ygor gb kar yxkkro, zqk sqjk xkr tnka aro.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Exwn Fnb eoxbh gqkjner igo axvi kar exu, xbe jar eneb'k orkqob kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, zqk oxkaro orkqobre kg Trb rjkxkr. Gve Yxexy Trb mxyr gqk inojk, xbe jrrnbc aro, jar fqnmhvu coxzzre aro axbe, jxunbc, "Agt mgyr ugq axlr gbvu orkqobre xikro xvv karjr exuj? Kar dxjk irt exuj, Gve Jno Trb axe zrrb lnjnknbc Arxe gi kar Axvvj, Wnx'j dvxmr exnvu, xioxne kaxk jgyrkanbc axddrbre kg ugq!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj bgk ixpre, jxunbc, "Taxk mgqve axddrb kg yr? Taror nj kar gve yxb?"
Gve Yxexy Trb jxne, "Ar'j nb kar zxmhuxoe. Ormrbkvu, N egb'k hbgt taxk'j kar yxkkro, xj ar axj cogtb x vgk ygor jnvrbk, xbe anj rbknor drojgb axjb'k jdghrb yqma."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xbe eneb'k trbk kg lnjnk Trb Wnbcur, zqk axe kar jrolxbkj zonbc agk txkro, zxkanbc xbe maxbcnbc gb aro gtb. Nb kar vxkr bncak, aro jkgyxma irvk zxe, jg jar eneb'k cg gqk kg rxk enbbro. Jar txj jqma x drojgb, kaxk jar tgqveb'k vggh igo x egmkgo glro rlrou jyxvv yxkkro. Ni nk txjb'k jgyr znc dogzvry, jar tgqve sqjk conb xbe zrxo nk.
Kaqj jar xvjg eneb'k vrxlr agyr, zqk enormkvu trbk xbe vxne egtb gb kar zre, ixvvnbc xjvrrd gb aro gtb. Rlrb kagqca nk axe cgkkrb vxkr, jqeerbvu, jgyrgbr kgqmare kar recr gi kar zre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jqodonjre, xbe jxk qd. Zrjner aro, Yqogbc Uxb jgikvu jxne, "Taxk cxvv ugq axlr. Ene kanj hnbc droynk ugq kg vrxlr kar dxvxmr? Xbe ugq xmkqxvvu sqjk vrik tnkagqk orkqobnbc!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwaxvre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku."
Yqogbc Uxb jxk egtb gb kar recr gi aro zre, jxunbc, "Taxk ene ugq enjmqjj tnka Exwn Fnb kgexu, kaxk nk xmkqxvvu qjre x tagvr exu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nk txj gbvu kar yxkkro gi kar jnkqxkngb gi kar Uq vxbej, xj trvv xj jgyr gve mgbkxmkj kaxk mxb jknvv zr mgbkxmkre bgt. Kanj jqzsrmk goncnbxvvu kagqcak kg ordgok nk kg ugqo yxsrjku kgygoogt, tarb N rbkrore kar dxvxmr."
Yqogbc Uxb orxmare anj axbe gqk, jkoghnbc aro marrh, jxunbc, "Jrrnbc xj agt ugq xor cgnbc kg arxe kg kar bgokatrjk nb sqjk x irt exuj, xor ugq orxvvu qbxzvr kg sqjk jkxu x irt ygor exuj nb kar dxvxmr?"
Anj lgnmr txj lrou vgt, tnka x kudr gi xvvqor kaxk tgqve mxqjr gbr kg zvqja xj trvv xj x fqnmhrbnbc gi karno arxokzrxk. Jar mgqve gbvu vncakvu xbjtro, "Jrolnbc ugqo yxsrjku xikro orkqobnbc aror, nj kar jxyr."
Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro nbkg anj marjk. Tnkanb kar exohbrjj, gbvu kar jgqbe gi karno zorxkanbc mgqve zr arxoe. Ar jxne, "Tarb ugq jrr En Vnxbpagbc, vrxlr any x znk gi orjdrmk. Nb kar iqkqor, ugq jknvv axlr kg orjdrmk any. Egb'k ryzxooxjj any. Ugqo drojgbxvnku, nj kar ygjk qbigocnlnbc kgtxoej drgdvr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tagy ugqo yxsrjku txbkj kg yxhr Ynvnkxou Manri, N egb'k qberojkxbe, xbe N egb'k mxor. Zqk kanj jqzsrmk jknvv agdrj, kaxk kanj drojgb tgqve koqvu axlr kar jhnvv, kg zr nb kar dgjnkngb gi Ynvnkxou Manri."
Yqogbc Uxb kxddre aro igorarxe vncakvu, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg, vnir nj eniinmqvk nb kar xoyu. Kanj hnbc egrjb'k agdr kaxk ugq xor xtxu igo x vgbc knyr. Karor brrej kg zr jgyrgbr, tag mgqve zr xzvr kg yxhr kar kondj igo ugq nb kar xoyu." Ar arve aro axbe, dvxmnbc xcxnbjk anj marjk, jxunbc, "Rlrb ni kar dxvxmr nj bgk xj iorr, zqk xk kar lrou vrxjk, kanj hnbc mxb jknvv hbgt taror ugq xor xk x ygyrbk'j bgknmr, taxk ugq xor egnbc, xbe ni ugq xor jxir."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk. Droaxdj, karjr orxvvu tror anj kagqcakj?
Xikro xvv, kanj txjb'k kar inojk knyr ar axe rwdorjjre, kaxk ar eneb'k agdr igo aro kg jkxu nb kar xoyu.
Nb kar jnvrbmr gi kar bncak, kar ktg gi kary bg vgbcro axe gkaro kanbcj kg kxvh xzgqk. Xikro karu axe aqccre igo x tanvr, rlrb kagqca jar txjb'k tnvvnbc kg dxok, zqk jar jknvv dqjare any xtxu, jxunbc, "Nk'j vxkr bgt. Ugqo yxsrjku jagqve orkqob kg kar dxvxmr."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Karor'j brlro zrrb x exu, kaxk ugq jdghr kg hrrd kanj hnbc vgbcro."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk, jxunbc, "Taxk nerbknku egrj kanj jqzsrmk axlr, xbe taxk oncak, egrj kanj jqzsrmk axlr kg hrrd ugqo yxsrjku vgbcro?"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar ogjr, jxunbc, "Kgygoogt, kanj hnbc tnvv arxe kg Trjkrob Aqx Cxkr, xbe drojgbxvvu jrbe ugq gii."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc "yyy'e" xbe jxt any arxe kgtxoej kar tnbegt. Kar yggbvncak txj eny, xbe jar bg vgbcro axe kar erjnor kg jvrrd. Jar dqjare kar eggo, xbe vrik, tarb jar jqeerbvu jxt nb kar korrj, tnkanb kar jaxegtj, Trb Wnbcur txj vrxbnbc gb anj mxbr, jkxbenbc karor.
Jar txj jkqbbre igo x ygyrbk---- x ygyrbk xcg, tarb Yqogbc Uxb vrik, ene ar jrr nk?
Trb Wnbcur arxoe kar eggo'j jgqbe, xbe kqobre anj arxe, rwmaxbcnbc cxprj tnka aro. Zqk ar eneb'k jdrxh, xbe tarb karu axe vgghre xk rxma gkaro, ar jvgtvu trbk zxmh nbkg anj oggy. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txbkre kg mxvv any, zqk qvknyxkrvu eneb'k hbgt agt kg gdrb aro ygqka.
Nbjner kar oggy, Gve Yxexy Trb axe bgk jvrdk urk, xbe jrrnbc Trb Wnbcur rbkro, jxne, "Gve Jno, nk'j kar yneevr gi kar bncak, jg taxk axlr ugq cgbr kg eg?"
Trb Wnbcur eneb'k jdrxh, zqk jvgtvu txvhre kg kar recr gi kar zre, taror ar jqeerbvu irvv kg kar cogqbe, jdnkknbc gqk x ygqkaiqv gi zvgge. Gve Yxexy Trb txj jagmhre, xbe fqnmhvu jqyygbre jrolxbkj. Trb Wnbcur gbvu fqnrkre aro, jxunbc, "Zr x znk fqnrkro."
Gve Yxexy Trb'j krxoj nyyrenxkrvu irvv, "Gve jno, taxk'j kar yxkkro tnka ugq, xa!"
Trb Wnbcur jaggh anj arxe, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg nj arxenbc gii kg txo kgygoogt, jg sqjk inbe x jrolxbk kg fqnrkvu inbe x egmkgo. Egb'k enjkqoz aro."
Gve Yxexy Trb oqzzre aro krxoj xj jar bgeere. Jar jqzjrfqrbkvu goerore x jrolxbk kg fqnrkvu vrxlr kar rjkxkr kg anor x egmkgo.
Kar brwk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc ogjr orxvvu rxovu. Hr Fnbc dxmhre aro kanbcj igo aro, dordxonbc kg vrxlr kgcrkaro tnka aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or bgk cgnbc."
Hr Fnbc jxne, "Crbroxv! Ugqo dogynjre kg vrk yr kxhr mxor gi ugq, jg agt mgqve ugqo tgoej bgk mxoou trncak?!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N xy arxenbc gii kg incak nb x txo. Nk'j bgk x cxyr. Ugq'or bgk xvvgtre kg cg."
Hr Fnbc'j rurj nyyrenxkrvu oreerbre, "Kar tgoej ugq dogynjre yr trorb'k mxoonre gqk! Ugq....... jxne ugq tgqve vrk yr jrolr xk ugqo jner......" aro ygqka kqobre, xbe aro krxoj nyyrenxkrvu ixvvnbc.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre....... nb kanj vnirknyr, agt axe karor zrrb x cnov kaxk axe zraxlre vnhr kanj nb iogbk gi aro? Jar mgqve gbvu jxu, "Ghxu ghxu, ni ugq txbk kg mgyr, karb sqjk igvvgt xvgbc. Nb kar iqkqor, ugq'or bgk xvvgtre kg mgydvxnb kaxk nk'j eniinmqvk."
Xk kanj, Hr Fnbc txj glrosgure, xbe mxoounbc kar vxocr xbe jyxvv zqbevrj, jar igvvgtre aro gqk gi kar rjkxkr. Trb Wnbcur eneb'k mgyr gqk kg jrbe kary gii, xbe gbvu Gve Yxexy Trb zogqcak Unogbc xbe Unwqxb kg jkxbe zu kar rjkxkr cxkr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oger gii nb aro ore cxoz, xbe tarb jar vrik kar rjkxkr, jar kxddre Unwqxb'j arxe tnka kar tand, xbe xvjg dxk Unogbc'j ixmr, jxunbc, "Ugqo krxmaro nj cgnbc kg arxe gii tnka yr kg kar zgoero mnku. Ugq ktg xor xk agyr, zqk ugq tnvv brre kg vnjkrb kg ugqo coxbeixkaro'j tgoej. Ugq mxbbgk ixvv zranbe gb ugqo agyrtgoh. Xikro ugqo krxmaro orkqobj, ar tnvv krjk ugq."
Unwqxb orjdrmkiqvvu jxne, "Kanj manve tnvv erinbnkrvu oryryzro krxmaro xbe ygkaro'j vrjjgb, xbe tnvv xvjg txkma glro vnkkvr zogkaro." Unogbc txj x jknvv znk qbtnvvnbc kg dxok tnka aro, xbe ar jbniivre anj bgjr, jxunbc, "Yyy. Ygkaro brrej kg orkqob fqnmhvu. Ugq jxne ugq tgqve zonbc yr kg Fnxb Zn igorjk kg dvxu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xbe vniknbc aro cxpr, jar xjhre Gve Yxexy Trb, "Taror'j kar gve yxb?"
Gve Yxexy Trb igomre aro jynvr, "Nb kar ygobnbc ar mxqcak x manvv, xbe txj xioxne ar tgqve nbirmk ugq tnka nk, xbe jg ar eneb'k mgyr kg jrbe ugq gii."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc gbvu irvk kaxk Trb Wnbcur txj xbcou xk aro, xbe eneb'k jxu xbukanbc rvjr, zqk gbvu bgeere. Zonbcnbc Hr Fnbc, jar kqobre aro agojr kg vrxlr.
Trjkrob Aqx Cxkr, Yqogbc Uxb xbe kar lxongqj mgqok giinmnxvj xvv mxyr kg jrbe aro gii. Tarb karu tror vrxlnbc, ar drojgbxvvu dgqore tnbr igo aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre kar mqd tnka aro ktg axbej, xbe eoxbh nk nb gbr eoxt. Xikrotxoej, jar kgjjre kar mqd xtxu, xbe trxonbc aro mvgxh, jar ygqbkre aro agojr. Kar xoyu jagqkre gqk, "Cqxoxbkrre Lnmkgou, cqxoxbkrre lnmkgou!"
Jar, xk kar arxe gi kar mgvqyb, oger aro agojr qbknv jar cort enjkxbk.
Yxun Mnku. Gi mgqojr En Vnxbpagbc xvorxeu hbrt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj arxenbc aror. Ar txj rbmxydre tnka Snxbc Fn, xbe kagqca kar ktg gi kary eneb'k yrbkngb nk, zqk karu tror jknvv jrmorkvu rwmnkre. Qdgb arxonbc kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj zonbcnbc koggdj kg Yxun mnku, kar jgvenroj tag axe xvv zrrb erygoxvnpre, xvv nyyrenxkrvu ormglrore karno ygoxvr.
En Vnxbpagbc mgqveb'k qberojkxbe nk. Nk txj sqjk x ktrbku jgyrkanbc urxo gve cnov. Taxk eoxt ene jar axlr, kg axlr karjr jgvenroj xvv orjdrmk aro jg?
Snxbc Fn fqnrkvu jxne, "Ynvnkxou manri, mxb tr gbvu xtxnk aro eqyzvu vnhr kanj bgt? Gbmr jar xoonlrj......." kar orjk gi anj tgoej tror qbjkxkre, zqk xmkqxvvu rlrougbr hbrt. Gbmr Pqg Mxbcvxbc xoonlre, droaxdj kar ynvnkxou xqkagonku mgqve gbvu zr orkqobre kg aro.
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, tr mxbbgk yxhr x oxja yglr. Kar ktg dorlngqj erirxkj, anj yxsrjku axe bgk zvxyre qj, zrmxqjr ar jknvv brrere qj kg zxvxbmr gqk Trbfn'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj. Zqk gbmr tr rbmogxma qdgb anj zgkkgy vnbr, egb'k rlrb kanbh xzgqk yxhnbc ynvnkxou yronk, xj droaxdj rlrb gqo vnlrj tgqve zr nb exbcro."
Snxbc Fn jxne, "Zqk oncak bgt, nk orxvvu yxhrj gbr irrv enjjxknjinre."
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Nb txo, ugq mxbbgk orxmk gb nydqvjr. Zrnbc xzvr kg rbeqor ryzxooxjjyrbk xbe jqolnlr, nj kar txu gi kar crbroxv."
Oncak karb, kar xoyu dxjjre brtj xvgbc. Snxbc Fn fqnmhvu gdrbre nk, xbe jxt kaxk nk txj x oqjare yrjjxcr Snxbc Jxbun axe jrbk glro, axlnbc any orkqob kg Snbuxbc mnku qbero kar rwmqjr gi zrnbc jnmh. En Vnxbpagbc xvjg jdxore nk x cvxbmr, xbe Snxbc Fn txj mgbiqjre, jxunbc, "Ixkaro nj axlnbc yr mvxny kg zr jnmh kg orkqob, tau?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Ynbnjkro Snxbc agdrj kaxk ugq tgqve rjkxzvnja ynvnkxou yronk, zqk nj rlrb ygor agdriqv igo ugqo jxir orkqob. Mqoorbkvu, xj nk jrryj bgt, bxkqoxvvu nk nj zrmxqjr ar hbgtj kaxk tnka Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j xoonlxv, nk tgqve zr axoyiqv kg ugq."
Snxbc Fn txj zriqeevre, jxunbc, "Tau? Njb'k jar gqo ornbigomryrbk? Xeenkngbxvvu, crbroxv, xorb'k ugq kar ynvnkxou manri oncak bgt, xbe anj yxsrjku axjb'k oryglre ugqo mgyyxbe, jg bg yxkkro agt xqexmngqj Pqg Mxbcvxbc nj, jar nj gbvu x Znxg Fn Crbroxv. Mgqve jar exor kg hnvv yr?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Tnka yr xogqbe, gi mgqojr, N mxb dogkrmk ugq. Xvkagqca kanj yxb En axjb'k zrrb nb kar xoyu igo yxbu urxoj, zqk kanj vnkkvr xznvnku nj jknvv dorjrbk."
Snxbc Fn kgor qd kar vrkkro, jxunbc, "Ixkaro nj x znk kgg mxqkngqj. Jnbmr N axlr rbkrore Ynvnkxou Manri En'j mgyyxbe, agt mgqve N zr jgyrgbr kaxk irxoj erxka?"
Ktg exuj vxkro, Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j xoyu xoonlre xk Yxun mnku. Paqcr Snb gdrbre kar mnku cxkr, vrkkro aro nbjner, kar kaorr xoynrj qbnkre.
En Vnxbpagbc jkgge zrigor anj krbk, xbe txkmare aro txvh mvgjro. Ar mqoorbkvu arve kar dgjnkngb xj ynvnkxou manri, xbe txj xzglr Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Kaqj, xvkagqca ar axe vgjk x zxkkvr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jknvv enjygqbkre, zgtnbc kg any, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc corrkj Ynvnkxou Manri."
En Vnxbpagbc vgghre egtb gb aro iogy xzglr. Xk kaxk knyr, jar txj lrou kanb. Nk txj xvorxeu kar inika ygbka, xbe jar txj eorjjre nb kanmh mvgkarj, xj kagqca jar txj xioxne gi kar mgve.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j orvxkngbjand tnka Yqogbc Uxb, ar axe vrxobre gi iogy Snxbc Jxbun. Goncnbxvvu, jar txj sqjk jgyrgbr tag qknvnpre aro oqvro'j ixlgo, x jreqmknlr tgyxb, gbvu. Zqk qdgb yrrknbc aro kgexu, jar eneb'k axlr kaxk kudr gi nyxcnbre zrxqku. Jar txj qvknyxkrvu x ynvnkxou drojgb, xbe axe kar dgnjr gi nogb, ygkngb vnhr kar tnbe.
Ar jxne, "Onjr karb."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu ogjr, xbe En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Jnbmr anj yxsrjku goerore ugq aror, N kanbh ugq yqjk zr mgbinerbk nb ugqo xznvnknrj. Taxk jmaryrj eg ugq axlr, mgqve ugq enjmqjj kary."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqvvre nb aro mvgxh, kar zgoero mnku'j tnbe mxoounbc eqjk nb nk. Nk txj kar inojk knyr jar irvk kaxk aro zgeu txjb'k txoy rbgqca. Xk kar jner, Exwn Fnb eneb'k hbgt agt ar jagqve jdrxh, xj ar txj x erygkre giinmnxv, nb anj tgoej, ar axe kg zr rwkoryrvu mxqkngqj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oxkaro enormkvu jxne, "Jnbmr kar dxjk, kar xoyu egrj bgk axlr ktg mgyyxberoj. Jnbmr anj yxsrjku goerore yr kg xkkxmh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, kanj crbroxv exorj, kg orfqrjk kaxk Ynvnkxou Manri dxjj glro kar mgyyxbe jrxv. Kanj crbroxv tnvv orgocxbnpr kar xoyu, xbe yxhr gkaro xooxbcryrbkj."
Tnka karjr tgoej, jar jdghr lrou jgikvu. En Vnxbpagbc doxmknmxvvu eneb'k zrvnrlr anj gtb rxoj. Xk anj jner, Snxbc Fn xbconvu jxne, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc! Ugq'or xmknbc oqervu!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc cvxbmre xk any, jxunbc, "Ugqbc crbkvryxb Snxbc jdrxhnbc vnhr kanj kg yr, agt nj nk bgk rfqnlxvrbkvu oqer?"
Snxbc Fn eneb'k exor kg mgbknbqr kxvhnbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j oxbh txj koqvu yqma ancaro kaxb anj.
En Vnxbpagbc kqobre anj xbcro nbkg x vxqca. Kanj tgyxb koqvu txj....... kgg xoogcxbk! Ar jxne, "Jnbmr Crbroxv Pqg axj jdghrb kanj txu, xbe ugq axlr kar oguxv goero nb dvxmr, gi mgqojr nk nj droynjjnzvr." Jxunbc kaqj, ar orkonrlre kar mgyyxbe jrxv, xbe dvxmre nk nb aro axbe, karb mgbknbqre, "Jnbmr kar mgyyxbe jrxv nj dvxmre nb crbroxv'j axbej, tarkaro kanj zxkkvr nj jqmmrjjiqv go bgk tnvv erdrbe rbknorvu gb crbroxv. N'y xjhnbc crbroxv kg kxhr kanj arxlu orjdgbjnznvnku."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre kar mgyyxbe jrxv, jxunbc, "Yxbu kaxbhj kg Ynvnkxou Manri'j orynbe. Kanj crbroxv tnvv oryryzro nk."
Snxbc Fn jknvv txbkre kg kxvh, zqk En Vnxbpagbc txlre, jkgddnbc any, xbe kqobre kg vrxlr. Xikro ar axe kxhrb x aqbeore jkrdj, Snxbc Fn jgikvu xjhre, "Ynvnkxou manri, xor ugq orxvvu sqjk rxjnvu cnlnbc aro kar mgyyxbe jrxv vnhr kanj! Xvkagqca anj yxsrjku goerore aro kg mgyr, zqk tag vrxej kar koggdj, ar axeb'k mvxoninre!"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Tr'lr xvorxeu vgjk ktg zxkkvrj. Mqoorbkvu, kar rbryu'j zvxerj xor rwkoryrvu jaxod, xbe kar kaorr bxkngbj xor xvvnre. Karno ynvnkxou dgtro ixo rwmrrej gqoj. Eg ugq zrvnrlr kanj zxkkvr nj rxju kg incak? Bgt kaxk kar mgyyxbe jrxv nj nb aro axbej, nkj jrongqjbrjj N axlr xvorxeu mvxoninre. Ni karor nj xbgkaro erirxk, nk nj gbvu aro gtb ixqvk, xbe axj bgkanbc kg eg tnka qj."
Xk kanj, Snxbc Fn inbxvvu qberojkgge. Xvkagqca ar txj enjjxknjinre, zqk ar mgqveb'k zqk xeynk, kanj txj jknvv x cgge jgvqkngb.
Xikro Pqg Mxbcvxbc xoonlre xk Yxun mnku, jar nberre orxooxbcre kar jgvenroj. Xikrotxoej, jar zogqcak aro jgvenroj kg xkkxmh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Zqk kanj knyr, Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, txj vnhr x jkrrd zqmhrk. Nk txj eniinmqvk kg jqmmrre. Kar mgyyxbero nb manri txj Orb Wqxb. Yrrknbc xb gve xmfqxnbkxbmr, Orb Wqxb jkgge xk kar arxe gi kar mnku, vgqevu jxunbc, "Crbroxv Pqg, tr yrrk xcxnb. Ugq axlr vgbc mglrkre Uq. Nk jrryj xj kagqca ugqo bxkngb'j oqvro nj xvjg jgyrgbr kaxk nj mglrkgqj. Tau egrjb'k crbroxv jqoorbero kg qj, xbe orkqob tnka yr kgcrkaro kg Trjkrob Snbc, agt xzgqk nk?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mqddre aro axbej, "Kqobj gqk nk nj Crbroxv Orb. Vxjk knyr Crbroxv Orb xvorxeu trbk kg kar mxdnkxv gi Uxb, Snbuxbc, gbmr zrigor. Kanj knyr, nk mxb zr jxne kaxk ugq xor oxkaro ixynvnxo tnka nk."
Kar ktg gi kary dghre iqb xk rxma gkaro, zqk Orb Wqxb kqobre kg anj lnmr crbroxv zu anj jner, Sn Cqxbc, jxunbc, "N arxoe kaxk qdgb aro xoonlxv, jar nyyrenxkrvu jrnpre En Vnxbpagbc'j mgyyxbe jrxv. Jrbe jgyr jdnrj kg nbfqnor xzgqk kar cxoonjgb mgbenkngb gi Yxun mnku mqoorbkvu."
Sn Cqxbc txj jknvv x znk qbmrokxnb, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, kaxk'j nydgjjnzvr, oncak. Jar nj gbvu x jrmgbe oxbhre ynvnkxou giinmnxv. Mgqve jar enormkvu jrnpr En Vnxbpagbc, kanj ynvnkxou manri'j mgyyxbe jrxv?!"
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Nk'j dgjjnzvr. Aro orvxkngbjand tnka Hnbc Uxb nj bgk bgoyxv, jg ugq mxb'k sqjk vggh xk aro oxbh. Cg fqnmhvu."
Sn Cqxbc xiinoyre kar goero, xbe nyyrenxkrvu jrbk jdnrj kg Yxun mnku kg nbfqnor.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xkkxmhre Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Gi mgqojr jar tgqve zr qbxzvr kg kxhr nk. Jar txjb'k nb x aqoou, zqk oxkaro rbmxydre jkxzvu. Igo ktg exuj, jar vgjk xzgqk igqo kagqjxbe yrb. Kar kanoe exu, Orb Wqxb jqeerbvu vrik iogy Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb'j trjkrob cxkr, xyzqjanbc Yxun mnku nb kar bncak. Ar hbrt Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj moxiku nb aro mgyyxbe, xbe kanj knyr, ar txj xvjg rwkoryrvu mxoriqv, xvtxuj mxoriqv gi anj rxjkrob ivxbh.
Zqk jrrnbc kaxk jar eneb'k jrry kg axlr enjmglrore nk, ar inbxvvu mxvyre egtb kg xkkxmh kar mnku arxe gb. En Vnxbpagbc xbe Snxbc Fn tror vnlnbc nb kar mnku, xbe rwdronrbmnbc kar rbryu xjjxqvk, kar ktg gi kary tror xvv ioncakrbre. Oncak bgt, karno oryxnbnbc koggdj tror gbvu jrlroxv kagqjxbe nb bqyzro, jg agt mgqve karu yxbxcr kg agve kar mnku?!
Xbe oncak xk kanj knyr, Txbc Bxb jqeerbvu xoonlre, ordgoknbc, "Corrknbcj kg ynvnkxou manri! Crbroxv Pqg goerore kanj jgvenro kg mgyr xbe dxjj kar goero, goeronbc ynvnkxou manri kg agve kar mnku zu xvv yrxbj. Xbe tarb kar mnku mxbbgk zr arve gbkg igo xbu vgbcro, kg orkorxk kg Jqur mnku."
En Vnxbpagbc txj corxkvu rboxcre, "Taxk egrj jar yrxb? Yxhnbc txo, xbe bgk enjmqjjnbc kar jkoxkrcu tnka yr xk xvv! Oncak bgt, tr gbvu axlr jrlroxv kagqjxbe yrb, jg agt mxb tr agve kar mnku?! Ni Yxun mnku nj vgjk, tag tnvv kxhr orjdgbjnznvnku?"
Txbc Bxb jrryre xj kagqca ar axe vgbc rwdrmkre anj xbcro, xbe jxne, "Knyr nj gi kar rjjrbmr, jg N tgqve orfqrjk kaxk ynvnkxou manri zraxlr zxjre gb kar ynvnkxou goeroj. Xvv kar orjqvkj, tnvv bxkqoxvvu zr zgob zu Crbroxv Pqg."
En Vnxbpagbc jmgiire, zqk ar axe bg gkaro txu, zqk oxkaro arve gbkg kar mnku, xbe karb zonbcnbc anj xoyu kg orkorxk kg Jqur mnku. Nk txj bgk urk vncak, xbe Yxun mnku txj vgjk.
Snxbc Fn txj tgoonre, "Ynvnkxou manri, eg ugq kanbh jar tnvv dqja kar monyr gi kar vgjj gi kar mnku kg qj? Xbe jrnpr kar cvgou gi mxdkqonbc Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Ni jar jknvv egrjb'k zonbc koggdj zxmh kg jxlr nk, droaxdj rlrb Jqur mnku tnvv zr nb exbcro, jg taxk qjr tnvv kxhnbc Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb zr?"
Zqk bgzgeu xbjtrore any, xbe xikro Orb Wqxb txj lnmkgongqj xk Yxun mnku, ar nberre ncbgore Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xbe zogqcak anj tagvr xoyu kg xyzqja Jqur mnku. Ktg exuj vxkro, Jqur mnku txj vgjk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg kggh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Zqk mgydxore kg Jqur mnku, x yror Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, txj sqjk kar vgjj gi kar znccro dnmkqor igo x jyxvv cxnb.
Tnkanb mgqok, kar giinmnxvj xvv zrcxb monknmnpnbc, zqk Yqogbc Uxb brlro rwdorjjre xbukanbc. Xikro Pqg Mxbcvxbc trbk kg Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, jar axe cnlrb kar orjdgbjnznvnku gi jrkkvnbc xvv kar oriqcrrj kg Exwn Fnb. Lrou fqnmhvu, xvv gi Uq bxkngb'j gve drgdvr xvv hbrt---- Uq bxkngb'j oguxv mvxb'j Exwn mvxb axe orkqobre!!
Rlro jnbmr kar erjkoqmkngb gi Uq mgqbkou, karno gve kroonkgou axe xvtxuj zrrb dxoknkngbre zu Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc, Kq Ar xbe Trjkrob Snbc. Kar lxongqj jnerj, igo kar jxhr gi jrnpnbc kroonkgou xbe mnknrj, axe brlro mrxjre txoonbc. Kar drgdvr xvv jqiirore corxkvu, xbe orxvvu vgbcre igo karno gve oqvroj.
Bgt kaxk karu arxoe gi Exwn Fnb'j orkqob, kar drgdvr tag jknvv axe kar erjnor gi orlnlnbc kar bxkngbxv xvv jrbk doglnjngbj glro. Kagjr tag rbvnjkre kg sgnb karor xoyu tror xvjg mgqbkvrjj.
Nb sqjk x irt exuj, vnhr kar onjr gi x brt jqb, kar drgdvrj' arxokj gi Uq axe jdorxe kg kar jkorrkj.
Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc, xbe Kq Ar xvv enjmglrore nk. Zqk xk kanj knyr, kar ygor karu jqddorjjre nk, kar ygor irolrbk kar orjnjkxbmr cort. Ygor xbe ygor dgdqvxo orzrvvngbj ogjr qd. Xbe Cq Paq xbe kar gkaro jyxvv mgqbkonrj, agt yxbu koggdj ene karu orxvvu axlr? Xbe karu jknvv brrere kg xkkxmh Corxk Uxb tnka Trjkrob Snbc!
Trjkrob Snbc rbkrore Jqur mnku, zqk karu eneb'k exor kg xmk mxorvrjjvu. Zxmh karb, agt Uq mgqbkou axe zrrb erjkogure, karu axe bgk igocgkkrb.
Zqk rlrb ni, nb x jagok dronge gi knyr, karu eneb'k yglr ormhvrjjvu, Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc mgqveb'k mgbknbqr txnknbc. Glro agt kar kaorr jnerj tgqve jdvnk Jqur mnku xbe Yxun mnku, xocqyrbkj xogjr. Tnka kar onjr gi nbkrobxv orzrvvngb, kar xoynrj mgqve bg vgbcro dvxb igo gkaro yxkkroj. Trjkrob Snbc dxjjre glro Tankr Tgvi vxhr. Xikro dxunbc jqma x arxlu donmr kg xkkxmh Uxb, gi mgqojr karu trorb'k tnvvnbc kg jaxor Jqur mnku tnka Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc.
Zqk agt mgqve Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc xvvgt kary kg ygbgdgvnpr Jqur?
Karu xvv zrcxb enjorjdrmknbc kary, xbe nbkrobxv enjdqkrj zrcxb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre Exwn Fnb'j ynvnkxou xooxbcryrbkj, xbe xkkxmh Uq mgqbkou'j gve vxbej. Exwn Fnb qberojkgge karjr vxbej vnhr kar dxvy gi anj axbe, xbe inojk koxddre kaorr mnknrj, xbe karb rxjnvu koxddre Cq Paq xj trvv xj Tq Pagbc'j jqddvu vnbrj. Nb x jagok dronge gi knyr, Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc eneb'k rlrb axlr x txu kg tnkaeoxt.
Rlrougbr irvk kaxk karu axe ynjjre jgyrkanbc, xbe xk kanj, Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu orkqobre kg Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xbe xkkxmhre iogy Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xkkxmhnbc Yxun mnku. Xk kanj knyr, nb aro xoyu, karor tror fqnkr x irt drgdvr iogy Uq mgqbkou, jg aro xoyu axeb'k cogtb trxhro, zqk oxkaro vxocro. Xvgbc tnka Yxun mnku'j mnlnvnxbj zrnbc xvv drgdvr gi Uxb, Trjkrob Snbc, Tq Pagbc, xbe Cq Paq aqoonre kg xkkxmh kar mnku, zqk karu mgqveb'k dnvvxcr kar mnku nb knyr.
Xk kanj knyr, kar drgdvr cort irolrbk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu kggh Yxun mnku zxmh, xbe karb goerore En Vnxbpagbc kg zonbc kar igoyro cxoonjgbj gi Jqur xbe Yxun mnku, igoku kagqjxbe kgcrkaro, kg xkkxmh kgcrkaro tnka aro, kg xkkxmh tnka kar mgyznbre xoyj xcxnbjk Jqur mnku.
Tarb xkkxmhre iogy kar bgoka xbe kar trjk, Orb Wqxb'j jtrxk irvv. Kanj drojgb txj koqvu kgg xqexmngqj, bgk mxonbc xzgqk taxk kudr gi ynvnkxou jnkqxkngb nk txj, gbmr jar ermnere gb kaogtnbc jgyrkanbc xtxu, jar tgqve eg nk, bgk rlrb zvnbhnbc aro rurj xk kar donmr.
Nk txj rwxmkvu zrmxqjr Yqogbc Uxb koqjkre aro, kaxk txkmanbc aro mgbknbqr kg vgjr mnknrj, ar jknvv oryxnbre jnvrbk.
Kanj oqvro xbe anj yxojaxv'j yqkqxv koqjk, tgqve yxhr xbu jkogbc igr koryzvr nb irxo.
Sn Cqxbc txj xvjg tgoonre, "Crbroxv, ni tr mgbknbqr vnhr kanj, tr erinbnkrvu mxbbgk agve gb! Xbe kar dxka gi orkorxk axj xvorxeu zrrb mqk gii, jg xk kaxk knyr, tr mxb gbvu orkorxk xogqbe Tankr Tgvi vxhr kg Aqn Ur cxoerb. Kaxk dxka axj yxbu jxbe dnkj, jg droaxdj nk nj eniinmqvk kg yxoma kaogqca! Crbroxv brrej kg fqnmhvu inbe x dxka gi orkorxk, xa!"
Orb Wqxb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Jrbe jgyrgbr gqk. N txbk kg yrrk tnka Uxb Ynvnkxou Manri, En Vnxbpagbc."
En Vnxbpagbc brlro tgqve axlr kagqcak kaxk Orb Wqxb tgqve xmkqxvvu yrrk any xk kanj knyr. Orb Wqxb xmkqxvvu jynvre, jxunbc, "Nb Corxk Uxb'j xoyu, xvkagqca ugq xor oxbhre xj ynvnkxou manri, zqk txbknbc kg yxhr ugqo gtb ermnjngbj, nj lrou axoe, oncak?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Taxk eg ugq txbk kg jxu? N egb'k axlr knyr kg cgjjnd tnka ugq!"
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Nb kanj zxkkvr, rlrb ni ugq tnb, nk nj jknvv Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j yronk. Nk axj bgkanbc kg eg tnka ynvnkxou manri, ugq. Ugq xor jknvv x erirxkre crbroxv."
En Vnxbpagbc'j rurj tror invvre tnka iqou, xbe ar xbconvu axooqydare, dvxbbnbc gb vrxlnbc. Orb Wqxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Zqk N axlr x txu, kg vrk ugq xmanrlr ynvnkxou yronk, xj trvv xj axlr Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j ordqkxkngb ank kar cogqbe, bg vgbcro xzvr kg zr dogqe."
En Vnxbpagbc kqobre xogqbe, xbe Orb Wqxb jxne, "N axlr zrrb mxdkqore zu aro gbmr, xbe xvjg agdr kg txja xtxu kaxk ryzxooxjjyrbk. Tr axlr x mgyygb rbryu."
En Vnxbpagbc jvgtvu jkgge qd, xj kaxk drojgb txj koqvu kgg jmxou. Tnka aro xogqbe, ar, xj x ynvnkxou manri, txj rbknorvu qjrvrjj. Ar txj jnvrbk, xbe karb xjhre, "Taxk eg ugq txbk kg eg?"
Kar vxkro axvi gi kar bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj goncnbxvvu goeronbc drgdvr kg xkkxmh kar bgoka cxkr, tarb jqeerbvu kar bgoka cxkr gdrb. X cogqd gi Uxb jgvenroj jagqkre, "Jqur nj xvorxeu kxhrb. Tr xor Ynvnkxou Manri En'j yrb! Tr xor xvv zogkaroj, dvrxjr egb'k inor!"
Xvv kar jgvenroj xvv rwaxvre, xbe jgyrgbr vgqevu jagqkre, jg kar jgvenroj zrcxb rbkronbc kar mnku. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, vgqevu xjhnbc, "Taror nj Ynvnkxou Manri En? Axlr any mgyr gqk kg yrrk yr."
Tnkanb kar mogte, En Vnxbpagbc tag txj xooxure nb anj xoyu, xbe xmmgydxbnre zu Snxbc Fn txlre xk aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu rwaxvre, xbe oger nbkg kar mnku. Zqk oncak tarb jar cgk nbkg kar mnku, jar vgghre xogqbe, xbe tnkagqk maxbcnbc rwdorjjngb, jqeerbvu jgikvu kgve Exwn Fnb, "Tr'lr ixvvrb nbkg x koxd, zqk egb'k xmk oxjavu. Kanbh gi x txu kg jkgd kar orxo koggdj iogy rbkronbc kar mnku. Oreqmr gqo vgjjrj."
Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre, xjhnbc, "Agt eg ugq hbgt?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kar koggdj N cxlr kg En Vnxbpagbc, N hbgt ygjk gi kary. Zqk kar jgvenroj xogqbe qj xor xvv igorncb ixmrj. Cg fqnmhvu."
Exwn Fnb vncakvu jxne, "Taxk xzgqk ugq?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Orb Wqxb txbkj kg mxdkqor yr xvnlr kgg yqma, xj ar zrvnrlrj tr axlr ixvvrb nbkg x koxd, jg ar tgb'k yxhr x yglr kaxk fqnmhvu. Cg karb."
Exwn Fnb txbkre kg jxu jgyrkanbc, zqk jar xvorxeu enjygqbkre, xbe jvgtvu txvhre kgtxoej kar mrbkro gi kar mogte kaxk txj nvvqynbxkre tnka kgomarj. Kar tnbe vnikre aro corrb mvgxh, xbe kar ore agk kgomarj ivnmhrore tnka karno vncak. Jar tgor x ore ogzr tnka x jnvlrou jqnk gi xoyu, txvhnbc lrou jvgtvu, zqk lrou erkroynbrevu. Exwn Fnb nbigoyre kar koggdj zranbe kary gi kar koxd, xbe kar rbknor Uxb xoyu dordxore nkjrvi.
Tarb kar knyr txj oncak, Txbc Bxb jqeerbvu goerore x tnkaeoxtxv. Kar jgvenroj xvv oxnjre karno janrvej, xbe zrigor kar rbryu mgqve ormglro, karu fqnmhvu orkorxkre. Orb Wqxb eneb'k rwdrmk kary kg yglr jg fqnmhvu, xj anj xkkrbkngb axe xvtxuj zrrb gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Bgt kaxk kar rbknor xoyu txj dordxore, kar rbknor Uxb xoyu tnkaeort iogy kar mnku.
Zqk xk kanj knyr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe xvorxeu txvhre nbkg kar mrbkro gi kar rbryu xoyu. Orb Wqxb xbe Sn Cqxbc xddrxore nb iogbk gi aro. Exwn Fnb tnkaeort qbero kar cqxoe gi kar janrve koggdj. Tnka xbgkaro txlr gi anj axbe, qbero kar mglro gi kar rbevrjj bncak, xbe nb kar vncak gi kar ore agk kgomarj, ar orxmare anj ktg axbej nbkg anj jvrrlrj, zgtnbc errdvu.
Nb kaxk ygyrbk, rlrb kagqca ar txj jgyrgbr tag axe zrrb erygkre nbkg x jqzsrmk zu Corxk Uxb, xbe axe anj bxkngb erjkogure, ar txj jknvv yglre.
Xmkqxvvu, ygjk gi kar Uxb koggdj eneb'k qberojkxbe taxk sqjk axddrbre. Karu dogzxzvu tgqve bgk hbgt karno tagvr vnlrj. Tnka aro dxjjxcr kanj knyr, agt yxbu vnlrj jar jxlre. Gbvu jar, jar gzlngqjvu hbrt, taxk txj xtxnknbc aro nb iogbk gi aro. Jar xvjg hbrt, jar axe xkkxmhre Trjkrob Snbc jrlroxv knyrj, jxmhre x mnku ktnmr, kaxk gbmr jar irvv nbkg kar axbej gi kar Trjkrob Snbc, taxk karu tgqve eg kg aro.
Zqk ni jar kqobre kg oqb xtxu, kar igoku kagqjxbe Uxb koggdj zranbe aro tgqve zr nb maxgj. Orb Wqxb tgqve erinbnkrvu xvjg inor anj xoogtj gqk, dogzxzvu rlrb dgqonbc zqobnbc gnv gb kary. Igoku kagqjxbe jgvenroj tgqve kaqj zr vrik tnka irt. Kaqj jar sqjk txvhre jvgtvu vnhr kanj, bgk maxbcnbc aro rwdorjjngb kgtxoej kar qbhbgtb zrigor aro.
Hbgtnbc taror kar dxka nj, xvkagqca N xy bgk krb-kagqjxbe jkogbc, zqk N jknvv arxe karor.
KB: Xzgqk kg crk kg jgyr jxe jxe knyrj.
Xj vgbc xj jar rbkrore kar xoyu, kar ygoxvr tgqve zr orjkgore. Zqk ni jar vgjk, karb nk tgqve erygbjkoxkr koqr ixnvqor gb kar dxok gi kar Uxb xoyu.
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Mqoorbkvu, tr egb'k hbgt agt yxbu koggdj Trjkrob Snbc axj ornbigomre Cq Paq tnka, xbe tr xvjg egb'k hbgt ni Tq Pagbc nj x dxoknmndxbk. X jkoxncakigotxoe xjjxqvk nj bgk zrbrinmnxv kg qj. Eg ugq ktg axlr xbu nerxj?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xzgqk kg jdrxh, tarb Txbc Uqbpaxg jqeerbvu mxyr nb iogy gqkjner. Ar kggh x cvxbmr xk Yqogbc Uxb, xbe txj jdrrmavrjj. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jdrxh."
Txbc Uqbpaxg inbxvvu mxyr igotxoej xbe zgtre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, aro vxeujand kar fqrrb orkqobj kg kar dxvxmr kgexu. Kar oguxv jrexb nj xvorxeu xk kar dxvxmr cxkr, jagqve ugqo yxsrjku......"
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Aro orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr, egrj jar jknvv brre kanj hnbc kg cg xbe ormrnlr aro?" Txbc Uqbpaxg txj jkqbbre, xj nb kar dxjk, tarbrlro Snxbc Znvxb orkqobre kg aro rjkxkr, Yqogbc Uxb tgqve xvjg arxe xvgbc tnka aro. Kgexu, zrnbc kanj txu, ar txj zrnbc koqvu kgg mgve. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xvjg jkqbbre, xj xikro xvv, kgtxoej Snxbc Znvxb, Yqogbc Uxb axe xvtxuj zrrb xmfqnrjmrbk.
Bgt tnka karjr tgoej, nk jrryre orxvvu mgve.
Aro cxpr enyyre, zqk Yqogbc Uxb nyyrenxkrvu enjmglrore nk. Ar kqobre kg jdrxh, "Oncak bgt, kar yxkkroj gi kar zgoero txo xor orxvvu dorjjnbc, xbe xj kar oqvro, bg yxkkro taxk, N jagqve jknvv axlr yu dongonknrj jkoxncak. Gb kar jner gi kar fqrrb, sqjk mxoriqvvu jrolr aro, xbe kanj hnbc tnvv arxe glro xogqbe bggb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg zgtre, xbe jvgtvu orkorxkre. Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj manb, "Mgbknbqr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu jxne xk kanj, "Trjkrob Snbc xbe Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc axlr xvv xvvnre karyjrvlrj, zqk karno xvvnxbmr tgb'k zr jkogbc. Kanj jqzsrmk exorj kg jxu, xj vgbc xj tr cnlr qd Un mnku, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu incak xygbc karyjrvlrj. Trjkrob Snbc axj xvtxuj zrrb xccorjjnlr, xbe Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc, qdgb vrxobnbc kaxk karu xor qbxzvr kg cxnb xbu zrbrinkj gii gi karno xvvnxbmr, tnvv nyyrenxkrvu tnkaeoxt. Karu yncak rlrb kqob nbkg rbrynrj."
Exwn Fnb eneb'k kxvh kar tagvr knyr, xbe gbvu cvxbmre glro xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Crbroxv Pqg nj jxunbc, tr jagqve axlr gqo yrb tnkaeoxt iogy Yxun mnku?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaggh aro arxe, jxunbc, "Bgk Yxun mnku." Kanj knyr, rlrb Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre. "Crbroxv nj jxunbc, kg tnkaeoxt iogy Jqur mnku?"
Jqur mnku txj igqo knyrj kar jnpr gi Yxun mnku, xbe nkj lxvqr, tarb mgydxore kg x jyxvv zgoero mnku, txj rbknorvu eniirorbk. Rxjnvu vrxlnbc Jqur mnku, kanj txj orxvvu kgg gqkoxcrgqj!
Exwn Fnb cvxbmre xk Yqogbc Uxb, xj rlrb ni Exwn Marbc txj jknvv nb dgtro, xj anj oguxv qbmvr, ar jknvv tgqveb'k jqccrjk x jmaryr jqma xj kanj. Zqk Yqogbc Uxb txj oxkaro bgk xbcou, xbe gbvu jxne, "Mgbknbqr kxvhnbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yxun mnku axj irt drgdvr, xbe nk txj goncnbxvvu xvorxeu Trjkrob Snbc'j mnku. Ni tr qjr sqjk kanj mnku xj zxnk, droaxdj nk tgqveb'k zr jqiinmnrbk kg nydxmk karno xvvnxbmr. Jqur mnku nj eniirorbk, xj gbvu kanj kudr gi mnku, mgqve mxqjr kar kaorr ixmkngbj kg incak. Gbmr karno xvvnxbmr nj oqnbre, Trjkrob Snbc tgqve incak tnkagqk jqmmrjj, xbe tnvv erinbnkrvu irrv kaxk Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc xor tgokavrjj xvvnrj. Xk kanj knyr, tr mxb xkkxmh kary rxma nb erkxnv, xbe nk tnvv zr yqma rxjnro."
Yqogbc Uxb doxmknmxvvu eneb'k txlro xk xvv, zqk jkgge qd, jxunbc, "Kar fqrrb nj dogzxzvu xvorxeu xk Fn Irbc Axvv. Kanj hnbc tnvv arxe glro kg jrr aro. Jqur Mnku'j oriqcrr jrkkvryrbk, ugq xvv mxb mgyr qd tnka kar erkxnvj karb."
Jxunbc kaqj, ar ogjr, xbe vrik. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Exwn Fnb hbrvk kg jrbe any gii. Xikrotxoej, kar ktg gi kary vrik kar dxvxmr, xbe Exwn Fnb jxne, "Jnbmr Crbroxv enormkvu yrbkngbre kanj kudr gi gqkoxcrgqj jmaryr nb iogbk gi kar oqvro, tgqve ugq bgk irxo kar oqvro'j jqjdnmngb?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yxofqnj Snbuq axj bg brre igo tgoou. Xvkagqca kgtxoej gqo yxsrjku, gqkjneroj yxu monknmnpr any. Zqk ar koqvu nj xb rbvncakrbre oqvro."
Exwn Fnb jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, N eneb'k xmkqxvvu zrvnrlr nk, zqk kgexu, nk vgghj vnhr, anj yxsrjku koqvu axj jgyr mgqoxcr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc axeb'k orjdgbere urk, tarb ar mgbknbqre, jxunbc, "xbe kgtxoej crbroxv, ar axj jqjdnmngbvrjj koqjk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Egrj Yxofqnj Snbuq dvxb gb sqjk kxvhnbc tnka yr gqkjner kar dxvxmr cxkrj vnhr kanj?"
Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre, xbe karb vxqcare, jxunbc, "N hbgt x cgge kxlrob, jg ni crbroxv axj kar knyr, agt xzgqk coxmnbc yr tnka ugqo mgydxbu?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jrongqjvu jxne, "Oncak bgt, N xy drbbnvrjj, xbe axlr bg ygbru gb yr, xa."
Exwn Fnb vxqcare.
Fn Irbc Axvv. Snxbc Znvxb jvgtvu jkrddre nbkg kar mgve xbe orinbre axvv tnka kar jqddgok gi kar dxvxmr jrolxbk. Yqogbc Uxb axeb'k mgyr. Kanj txj kar inojk knyr kaxk jar axe vrik kar dxvxmr xvgbr, xbe orkqobre xvgbr.
Jnbmr Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe vrik donjgb, ar axe xvorxeu tnkaarve rlrb anj dqzvnm erygbjkoxkngb gi mgydxjjngb xbe egknbc. Xbu dxvxmr jrolxbk mgqve jrr anj mggvnbc korxkyrbk gi Fn Irbc Axvv. X dxvxmr jrolxbk xk kar jner jxne, "Aro vxeujand eneb'k rxk yqma gb kar ogxe, jg kanj jrolxbk tnvv cg xbe nyyrenxkrvu zonbc igge."
Snxbc Znvxb vncakvu jncare, jxunbc, "Kanj fqrrb egrjb'k axlr kar xddrknkr. Vrk'j eg kaxk vxkro."
Mxn Vnbc axeb'k urk xbjtrore, tarb Yqogbc Uxb'j lgnmr jqeerbvu rbkrore iogy gqkjner, jxunbc, "Taxk, kanj hnbc mxyr glro, xbe kar fqrrb egrjb'k rlrb nbkrbe gi jrolnbc yr?"
Snxbc Znvxb txj jkqbbre, xbe kqobnbc aro arxe, jar jxt any dxok kar mqokxnb xbe rbkro. Nyyrenxkrvu, aro rurj cort vnlrvu. Jar txbkre kg cg igotxoe, zqk qvknyxkrvu jar gbvu zgtre vncakvu, "Ugqo yxsrjku."
Yqogbc Uxb yqkkro xb "yyy" xbe vncakvu arve aro ktg axbej. Ar arvdre aro qd. Snxbc Znvxb axe jgyr krxoj nb aro rurj, jxunbc, "Kanj jqzsrmk tnir axe kagqcak kaxk ugqo yxsrjku nj xbcou xk kanj jqzsrmk tnir, xbe txjb'k cgnbc kg mgyr glro xcxnb."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kar fqrrb axj xvtxuj zrrb qberojkxbenbc xbe mxvy, jg taror mgqve kanj hnbc zrcnb kg crk xbcou iogy?"
Snxbc Znvxb'j ore vndj dqojre. Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro glro, xbe axe aro orjk xcxnbjk anj marjk, jxunbc, "Karjr exuj, ugqo ygge axj zrrb erdorjjre, jg N goncnbxvvu agdre kaxk ugq tgqve jrr ugqo orvxknlrj tarb ugq orkqobre agyr, xbe kaxk ugq tgqve cogt x znk ygor axddu. Zqk nk vgghj vnhr nk txjb'k xmkqxvvu qjriqv xk xvv."
Snxbc Znvxb jaggh aro arxe, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu, sqjk zu jrrnbc ugqo yxsrjku, yu arxok tnvv zr jxknjinre."
Yqogbc Uxb bgeere, xbe karb vrk aro cg, jxunbc, "Vrk'j rxk karb, kanj hnbc nj xvjg aqbcou."
Snxbc Znvxb goerore kar dxvxmr jrolxbkj kg zonbc kar yrxv, xj jar jxne, "N arxoe kaxk ugqo yxsrjku txj enjmqjjnbc yxkkroj tnka Yxofqnj Snbuq xbe kar gkaroj, zqk ugq xmkqxvvu eneb'k rxk vqbma?"
Yqogbc Uxb "yyy'e" zqk eneb'k dvxb gb kxvhnbc ygor gb kar yxkkro, zqk sqjk xkr tnka aro.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Exwn Fnb eoxbh gqkjner igo axvi kar exu, xbe jar eneb'k orkqob kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, zqk oxkaro orkqobre kg Trb rjkxkr. Gve Yxexy Trb mxyr gqk inojk, xbe jrrnbc aro, jar fqnmhvu coxzzre aro axbe, jxunbc, "Agt mgyr ugq axlr gbvu orkqobre xikro xvv karjr exuj? Kar dxjk irt exuj, Gve Jno Trb axe zrrb lnjnknbc Arxe gi kar Axvvj, Wnx'j dvxmr exnvu, xioxne kaxk jgyrkanbc axddrbre kg ugq!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj bgk ixpre, jxunbc, "Taxk mgqve axddrb kg yr? Taror nj kar gve yxb?"
Gve Yxexy Trb jxne, "Ar'j nb kar zxmhuxoe. Ormrbkvu, N egb'k hbgt taxk'j kar yxkkro, xj ar axj cogtb x vgk ygor jnvrbk, xbe anj rbknor drojgb axjb'k jdghrb yqma."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xbe eneb'k trbk kg lnjnk Trb Wnbcur, zqk axe kar jrolxbkj zonbc agk txkro, zxkanbc xbe maxbcnbc gb aro gtb. Nb kar vxkr bncak, aro jkgyxma irvk zxe, jg jar eneb'k cg gqk kg rxk enbbro. Jar txj jqma x drojgb, kaxk jar tgqveb'k vggh igo x egmkgo glro rlrou jyxvv yxkkro. Ni nk txjb'k jgyr znc dogzvry, jar tgqve sqjk conb xbe zrxo nk.
Kaqj jar xvjg eneb'k vrxlr agyr, zqk enormkvu trbk xbe vxne egtb gb kar zre, ixvvnbc xjvrrd gb aro gtb. Rlrb kagqca nk axe cgkkrb vxkr, jqeerbvu, jgyrgbr kgqmare kar recr gi kar zre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jqodonjre, xbe jxk qd. Zrjner aro, Yqogbc Uxb jgikvu jxne, "Taxk cxvv ugq axlr. Ene kanj hnbc droynk ugq kg vrxlr kar dxvxmr? Xbe ugq xmkqxvvu sqjk vrik tnkagqk orkqobnbc!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwaxvre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku."
Yqogbc Uxb jxk egtb gb kar recr gi aro zre, jxunbc, "Taxk ene ugq enjmqjj tnka Exwn Fnb kgexu, kaxk nk xmkqxvvu qjre x tagvr exu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nk txj gbvu kar yxkkro gi kar jnkqxkngb gi kar Uq vxbej, xj trvv xj jgyr gve mgbkxmkj kaxk mxb jknvv zr mgbkxmkre bgt. Kanj jqzsrmk goncnbxvvu kagqcak kg ordgok nk kg ugqo yxsrjku kgygoogt, tarb N rbkrore kar dxvxmr."
Yqogbc Uxb orxmare anj axbe gqk, jkoghnbc aro marrh, jxunbc, "Jrrnbc xj agt ugq xor cgnbc kg arxe kg kar bgokatrjk nb sqjk x irt exuj, xor ugq orxvvu qbxzvr kg sqjk jkxu x irt ygor exuj nb kar dxvxmr?"
Anj lgnmr txj lrou vgt, tnka x kudr gi xvvqor kaxk tgqve mxqjr gbr kg zvqja xj trvv xj x fqnmhrbnbc gi karno arxokzrxk. Jar mgqve gbvu vncakvu xbjtro, "Jrolnbc ugqo yxsrjku xikro orkqobnbc aror, nj kar jxyr."
Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro nbkg anj marjk. Tnkanb kar exohbrjj, gbvu kar jgqbe gi karno zorxkanbc mgqve zr arxoe. Ar jxne, "Tarb ugq jrr En Vnxbpagbc, vrxlr any x znk gi orjdrmk. Nb kar iqkqor, ugq jknvv axlr kg orjdrmk any. Egb'k ryzxooxjj any. Ugqo drojgbxvnku, nj kar ygjk qbigocnlnbc kgtxoej drgdvr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tagy ugqo yxsrjku txbkj kg yxhr Ynvnkxou Manri, N egb'k qberojkxbe, xbe N egb'k mxor. Zqk kanj jqzsrmk jknvv agdrj, kaxk kanj drojgb tgqve koqvu axlr kar jhnvv, kg zr nb kar dgjnkngb gi Ynvnkxou Manri."
Yqogbc Uxb kxddre aro igorarxe vncakvu, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg, vnir nj eniinmqvk nb kar xoyu. Kanj hnbc egrjb'k agdr kaxk ugq xor xtxu igo x vgbc knyr. Karor brrej kg zr jgyrgbr, tag mgqve zr xzvr kg yxhr kar kondj igo ugq nb kar xoyu." Ar arve aro axbe, dvxmnbc xcxnbjk anj marjk, jxunbc, "Rlrb ni kar dxvxmr nj bgk xj iorr, zqk xk kar lrou vrxjk, kanj hnbc mxb jknvv hbgt taror ugq xor xk x ygyrbk'j bgknmr, taxk ugq xor egnbc, xbe ni ugq xor jxir."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk. Droaxdj, karjr orxvvu tror anj kagqcakj?
Xikro xvv, kanj txjb'k kar inojk knyr ar axe rwdorjjre, kaxk ar eneb'k agdr igo aro kg jkxu nb kar xoyu.
Nb kar jnvrbmr gi kar bncak, kar ktg gi kary bg vgbcro axe gkaro kanbcj kg kxvh xzgqk. Xikro karu axe aqccre igo x tanvr, rlrb kagqca jar txjb'k tnvvnbc kg dxok, zqk jar jknvv dqjare any xtxu, jxunbc, "Nk'j vxkr bgt. Ugqo yxsrjku jagqve orkqob kg kar dxvxmr."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Karor'j brlro zrrb x exu, kaxk ugq jdghr kg hrrd kanj hnbc vgbcro."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk, jxunbc, "Taxk nerbknku egrj kanj jqzsrmk axlr, xbe taxk oncak, egrj kanj jqzsrmk axlr kg hrrd ugqo yxsrjku vgbcro?"
Yqogbc Uxb txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar ogjr, jxunbc, "Kgygoogt, kanj hnbc tnvv arxe kg Trjkrob Aqx Cxkr, xbe drojgbxvvu jrbe ugq gii."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc "yyy'e" xbe jxt any arxe kgtxoej kar tnbegt. Kar yggbvncak txj eny, xbe jar bg vgbcro axe kar erjnor kg jvrrd. Jar dqjare kar eggo, xbe vrik, tarb jar jqeerbvu jxt nb kar korrj, tnkanb kar jaxegtj, Trb Wnbcur txj vrxbnbc gb anj mxbr, jkxbenbc karor.
Jar txj jkqbbre igo x ygyrbk---- x ygyrbk xcg, tarb Yqogbc Uxb vrik, ene ar jrr nk?
Trb Wnbcur arxoe kar eggo'j jgqbe, xbe kqobre anj arxe, rwmaxbcnbc cxprj tnka aro. Zqk ar eneb'k jdrxh, xbe tarb karu axe vgghre xk rxma gkaro, ar jvgtvu trbk zxmh nbkg anj oggy. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txbkre kg mxvv any, zqk qvknyxkrvu eneb'k hbgt agt kg gdrb aro ygqka.
Nbjner kar oggy, Gve Yxexy Trb axe bgk jvrdk urk, xbe jrrnbc Trb Wnbcur rbkro, jxne, "Gve Jno, nk'j kar yneevr gi kar bncak, jg taxk axlr ugq cgbr kg eg?"
Trb Wnbcur eneb'k jdrxh, zqk jvgtvu txvhre kg kar recr gi kar zre, taror ar jqeerbvu irvv kg kar cogqbe, jdnkknbc gqk x ygqkaiqv gi zvgge. Gve Yxexy Trb txj jagmhre, xbe fqnmhvu jqyygbre jrolxbkj. Trb Wnbcur gbvu fqnrkre aro, jxunbc, "Zr x znk fqnrkro."
Gve Yxexy Trb'j krxoj nyyrenxkrvu irvv, "Gve jno, taxk'j kar yxkkro tnka ugq, xa!"
Trb Wnbcur jaggh anj arxe, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg nj arxenbc gii kg txo kgygoogt, jg sqjk inbe x jrolxbk kg fqnrkvu inbe x egmkgo. Egb'k enjkqoz aro."
Gve Yxexy Trb oqzzre aro krxoj xj jar bgeere. Jar jqzjrfqrbkvu goerore x jrolxbk kg fqnrkvu vrxlr kar rjkxkr kg anor x egmkgo.
Kar brwk exu, Pqg Mxbcvxbc ogjr orxvvu rxovu. Hr Fnbc dxmhre aro kanbcj igo aro, dordxonbc kg vrxlr kgcrkaro tnka aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or bgk cgnbc."
Hr Fnbc jxne, "Crbroxv! Ugqo dogynjre kg vrk yr kxhr mxor gi ugq, jg agt mgqve ugqo tgoej bgk mxoou trncak?!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N xy arxenbc gii kg incak nb x txo. Nk'j bgk x cxyr. Ugq'or bgk xvvgtre kg cg."
Hr Fnbc'j rurj nyyrenxkrvu oreerbre, "Kar tgoej ugq dogynjre yr trorb'k mxoonre gqk! Ugq....... jxne ugq tgqve vrk yr jrolr xk ugqo jner......" aro ygqka kqobre, xbe aro krxoj nyyrenxkrvu ixvvnbc.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre....... nb kanj vnirknyr, agt axe karor zrrb x cnov kaxk axe zraxlre vnhr kanj nb iogbk gi aro? Jar mgqve gbvu jxu, "Ghxu ghxu, ni ugq txbk kg mgyr, karb sqjk igvvgt xvgbc. Nb kar iqkqor, ugq'or bgk xvvgtre kg mgydvxnb kaxk nk'j eniinmqvk."
Xk kanj, Hr Fnbc txj glrosgure, xbe mxoounbc kar vxocr xbe jyxvv zqbevrj, jar igvvgtre aro gqk gi kar rjkxkr. Trb Wnbcur eneb'k mgyr gqk kg jrbe kary gii, xbe gbvu Gve Yxexy Trb zogqcak Unogbc xbe Unwqxb kg jkxbe zu kar rjkxkr cxkr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oger gii nb aro ore cxoz, xbe tarb jar vrik kar rjkxkr, jar kxddre Unwqxb'j arxe tnka kar tand, xbe xvjg dxk Unogbc'j ixmr, jxunbc, "Ugqo krxmaro nj cgnbc kg arxe gii tnka yr kg kar zgoero mnku. Ugq ktg xor xk agyr, zqk ugq tnvv brre kg vnjkrb kg ugqo coxbeixkaro'j tgoej. Ugq mxbbgk ixvv zranbe gb ugqo agyrtgoh. Xikro ugqo krxmaro orkqobj, ar tnvv krjk ugq."
Unwqxb orjdrmkiqvvu jxne, "Kanj manve tnvv erinbnkrvu oryryzro krxmaro xbe ygkaro'j vrjjgb, xbe tnvv xvjg txkma glro vnkkvr zogkaro." Unogbc txj x jknvv znk qbtnvvnbc kg dxok tnka aro, xbe ar jbniivre anj bgjr, jxunbc, "Yyy. Ygkaro brrej kg orkqob fqnmhvu. Ugq jxne ugq tgqve zonbc yr kg Fnxb Zn igorjk kg dvxu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xbe vniknbc aro cxpr, jar xjhre Gve Yxexy Trb, "Taror'j kar gve yxb?"
Gve Yxexy Trb igomre aro jynvr, "Nb kar ygobnbc ar mxqcak x manvv, xbe txj xioxne ar tgqve nbirmk ugq tnka nk, xbe jg ar eneb'k mgyr kg jrbe ugq gii."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc gbvu irvk kaxk Trb Wnbcur txj xbcou xk aro, xbe eneb'k jxu xbukanbc rvjr, zqk gbvu bgeere. Zonbcnbc Hr Fnbc, jar kqobre aro agojr kg vrxlr.
Trjkrob Aqx Cxkr, Yqogbc Uxb xbe kar lxongqj mgqok giinmnxvj xvv mxyr kg jrbe aro gii. Tarb karu tror vrxlnbc, ar drojgbxvvu dgqore tnbr igo aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre kar mqd tnka aro ktg axbej, xbe eoxbh nk nb gbr eoxt. Xikrotxoej, jar kgjjre kar mqd xtxu, xbe trxonbc aro mvgxh, jar ygqbkre aro agojr. Kar xoyu jagqkre gqk, "Cqxoxbkrre Lnmkgou, cqxoxbkrre lnmkgou!"
Jar, xk kar arxe gi kar mgvqyb, oger aro agojr qbknv jar cort enjkxbk.
Yxun Mnku. Gi mgqojr En Vnxbpagbc xvorxeu hbrt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj arxenbc aror. Ar txj rbmxydre tnka Snxbc Fn, xbe kagqca kar ktg gi kary eneb'k yrbkngb nk, zqk karu tror jknvv jrmorkvu rwmnkre. Qdgb arxonbc kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj zonbcnbc koggdj kg Yxun mnku, kar jgvenroj tag axe xvv zrrb erygoxvnpre, xvv nyyrenxkrvu ormglrore karno ygoxvr.
En Vnxbpagbc mgqveb'k qberojkxbe nk. Nk txj sqjk x ktrbku jgyrkanbc urxo gve cnov. Taxk eoxt ene jar axlr, kg axlr karjr jgvenroj xvv orjdrmk aro jg?
Snxbc Fn fqnrkvu jxne, "Ynvnkxou manri, mxb tr gbvu xtxnk aro eqyzvu vnhr kanj bgt? Gbmr jar xoonlrj......." kar orjk gi anj tgoej tror qbjkxkre, zqk xmkqxvvu rlrougbr hbrt. Gbmr Pqg Mxbcvxbc xoonlre, droaxdj kar ynvnkxou xqkagonku mgqve gbvu zr orkqobre kg aro.
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, tr mxbbgk yxhr x oxja yglr. Kar ktg dorlngqj erirxkj, anj yxsrjku axe bgk zvxyre qj, zrmxqjr ar jknvv brrere qj kg zxvxbmr gqk Trbfn'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj. Zqk gbmr tr rbmogxma qdgb anj zgkkgy vnbr, egb'k rlrb kanbh xzgqk yxhnbc ynvnkxou yronk, xj droaxdj rlrb gqo vnlrj tgqve zr nb exbcro."
Snxbc Fn jxne, "Zqk oncak bgt, nk orxvvu yxhrj gbr irrv enjjxknjinre."
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Nb txo, ugq mxbbgk orxmk gb nydqvjr. Zrnbc xzvr kg rbeqor ryzxooxjjyrbk xbe jqolnlr, nj kar txu gi kar crbroxv."
Oncak karb, kar xoyu dxjjre brtj xvgbc. Snxbc Fn fqnmhvu gdrbre nk, xbe jxt kaxk nk txj x oqjare yrjjxcr Snxbc Jxbun axe jrbk glro, axlnbc any orkqob kg Snbuxbc mnku qbero kar rwmqjr gi zrnbc jnmh. En Vnxbpagbc xvjg jdxore nk x cvxbmr, xbe Snxbc Fn txj mgbiqjre, jxunbc, "Ixkaro nj axlnbc yr mvxny kg zr jnmh kg orkqob, tau?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Ynbnjkro Snxbc agdrj kaxk ugq tgqve rjkxzvnja ynvnkxou yronk, zqk nj rlrb ygor agdriqv igo ugqo jxir orkqob. Mqoorbkvu, xj nk jrryj bgt, bxkqoxvvu nk nj zrmxqjr ar hbgtj kaxk tnka Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j xoonlxv, nk tgqve zr axoyiqv kg ugq."
Snxbc Fn txj zriqeevre, jxunbc, "Tau? Njb'k jar gqo ornbigomryrbk? Xeenkngbxvvu, crbroxv, xorb'k ugq kar ynvnkxou manri oncak bgt, xbe anj yxsrjku axjb'k oryglre ugqo mgyyxbe, jg bg yxkkro agt xqexmngqj Pqg Mxbcvxbc nj, jar nj gbvu x Znxg Fn Crbroxv. Mgqve jar exor kg hnvv yr?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Tnka yr xogqbe, gi mgqojr, N mxb dogkrmk ugq. Xvkagqca kanj yxb En axjb'k zrrb nb kar xoyu igo yxbu urxoj, zqk kanj vnkkvr xznvnku nj jknvv dorjrbk."
Snxbc Fn kgor qd kar vrkkro, jxunbc, "Ixkaro nj x znk kgg mxqkngqj. Jnbmr N axlr rbkrore Ynvnkxou Manri En'j mgyyxbe, agt mgqve N zr jgyrgbr kaxk irxoj erxka?"
Ktg exuj vxkro, Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j xoyu xoonlre xk Yxun mnku. Paqcr Snb gdrbre kar mnku cxkr, vrkkro aro nbjner, kar kaorr xoynrj qbnkre.
En Vnxbpagbc jkgge zrigor anj krbk, xbe txkmare aro txvh mvgjro. Ar mqoorbkvu arve kar dgjnkngb xj ynvnkxou manri, xbe txj xzglr Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Kaqj, xvkagqca ar axe vgjk x zxkkvr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jknvv enjygqbkre, zgtnbc kg any, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc corrkj Ynvnkxou Manri."
En Vnxbpagbc vgghre egtb gb aro iogy xzglr. Xk kaxk knyr, jar txj lrou kanb. Nk txj xvorxeu kar inika ygbka, xbe jar txj eorjjre nb kanmh mvgkarj, xj kagqca jar txj xioxne gi kar mgve.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j orvxkngbjand tnka Yqogbc Uxb, ar axe vrxobre gi iogy Snxbc Jxbun. Goncnbxvvu, jar txj sqjk jgyrgbr tag qknvnpre aro oqvro'j ixlgo, x jreqmknlr tgyxb, gbvu. Zqk qdgb yrrknbc aro kgexu, jar eneb'k axlr kaxk kudr gi nyxcnbre zrxqku. Jar txj qvknyxkrvu x ynvnkxou drojgb, xbe axe kar dgnjr gi nogb, ygkngb vnhr kar tnbe.
Ar jxne, "Onjr karb."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu ogjr, xbe En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Jnbmr anj yxsrjku goerore ugq aror, N kanbh ugq yqjk zr mgbinerbk nb ugqo xznvnknrj. Taxk jmaryrj eg ugq axlr, mgqve ugq enjmqjj kary."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqvvre nb aro mvgxh, kar zgoero mnku'j tnbe mxoounbc eqjk nb nk. Nk txj kar inojk knyr jar irvk kaxk aro zgeu txjb'k txoy rbgqca. Xk kar jner, Exwn Fnb eneb'k hbgt agt ar jagqve jdrxh, xj ar txj x erygkre giinmnxv, nb anj tgoej, ar axe kg zr rwkoryrvu mxqkngqj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oxkaro enormkvu jxne, "Jnbmr kar dxjk, kar xoyu egrj bgk axlr ktg mgyyxberoj. Jnbmr anj yxsrjku goerore yr kg xkkxmh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, kanj crbroxv exorj, kg orfqrjk kaxk Ynvnkxou Manri dxjj glro kar mgyyxbe jrxv. Kanj crbroxv tnvv orgocxbnpr kar xoyu, xbe yxhr gkaro xooxbcryrbkj."
Tnka karjr tgoej, jar jdghr lrou jgikvu. En Vnxbpagbc doxmknmxvvu eneb'k zrvnrlr anj gtb rxoj. Xk anj jner, Snxbc Fn xbconvu jxne, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc! Ugq'or xmknbc oqervu!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc cvxbmre xk any, jxunbc, "Ugqbc crbkvryxb Snxbc jdrxhnbc vnhr kanj kg yr, agt nj nk bgk rfqnlxvrbkvu oqer?"
Snxbc Fn eneb'k exor kg mgbknbqr kxvhnbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j oxbh txj koqvu yqma ancaro kaxb anj.
En Vnxbpagbc kqobre anj xbcro nbkg x vxqca. Kanj tgyxb koqvu txj....... kgg xoogcxbk! Ar jxne, "Jnbmr Crbroxv Pqg axj jdghrb kanj txu, xbe ugq axlr kar oguxv goero nb dvxmr, gi mgqojr nk nj droynjjnzvr." Jxunbc kaqj, ar orkonrlre kar mgyyxbe jrxv, xbe dvxmre nk nb aro axbe, karb mgbknbqre, "Jnbmr kar mgyyxbe jrxv nj dvxmre nb crbroxv'j axbej, tarkaro kanj zxkkvr nj jqmmrjjiqv go bgk tnvv erdrbe rbknorvu gb crbroxv. N'y xjhnbc crbroxv kg kxhr kanj arxlu orjdgbjnznvnku."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre kar mgyyxbe jrxv, jxunbc, "Yxbu kaxbhj kg Ynvnkxou Manri'j orynbe. Kanj crbroxv tnvv oryryzro nk."
Snxbc Fn jknvv txbkre kg kxvh, zqk En Vnxbpagbc txlre, jkgddnbc any, xbe kqobre kg vrxlr. Xikro ar axe kxhrb x aqbeore jkrdj, Snxbc Fn jgikvu xjhre, "Ynvnkxou manri, xor ugq orxvvu sqjk rxjnvu cnlnbc aro kar mgyyxbe jrxv vnhr kanj! Xvkagqca anj yxsrjku goerore aro kg mgyr, zqk tag vrxej kar koggdj, ar axeb'k mvxoninre!"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Tr'lr xvorxeu vgjk ktg zxkkvrj. Mqoorbkvu, kar rbryu'j zvxerj xor rwkoryrvu jaxod, xbe kar kaorr bxkngbj xor xvvnre. Karno ynvnkxou dgtro ixo rwmrrej gqoj. Eg ugq zrvnrlr kanj zxkkvr nj rxju kg incak? Bgt kaxk kar mgyyxbe jrxv nj nb aro axbej, nkj jrongqjbrjj N axlr xvorxeu mvxoninre. Ni karor nj xbgkaro erirxk, nk nj gbvu aro gtb ixqvk, xbe axj bgkanbc kg eg tnka qj."
Xk kanj, Snxbc Fn inbxvvu qberojkgge. Xvkagqca ar txj enjjxknjinre, zqk ar mgqveb'k zqk xeynk, kanj txj jknvv x cgge jgvqkngb.
Xikro Pqg Mxbcvxbc xoonlre xk Yxun mnku, jar nberre orxooxbcre kar jgvenroj. Xikrotxoej, jar zogqcak aro jgvenroj kg xkkxmh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Zqk kanj knyr, Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, txj vnhr x jkrrd zqmhrk. Nk txj eniinmqvk kg jqmmrre. Kar mgyyxbero nb manri txj Orb Wqxb. Yrrknbc xb gve xmfqxnbkxbmr, Orb Wqxb jkgge xk kar arxe gi kar mnku, vgqevu jxunbc, "Crbroxv Pqg, tr yrrk xcxnb. Ugq axlr vgbc mglrkre Uq. Nk jrryj xj kagqca ugqo bxkngb'j oqvro nj xvjg jgyrgbr kaxk nj mglrkgqj. Tau egrjb'k crbroxv jqoorbero kg qj, xbe orkqob tnka yr kgcrkaro kg Trjkrob Snbc, agt xzgqk nk?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc mqddre aro axbej, "Kqobj gqk nk nj Crbroxv Orb. Vxjk knyr Crbroxv Orb xvorxeu trbk kg kar mxdnkxv gi Uxb, Snbuxbc, gbmr zrigor. Kanj knyr, nk mxb zr jxne kaxk ugq xor oxkaro ixynvnxo tnka nk."
Kar ktg gi kary dghre iqb xk rxma gkaro, zqk Orb Wqxb kqobre kg anj lnmr crbroxv zu anj jner, Sn Cqxbc, jxunbc, "N arxoe kaxk qdgb aro xoonlxv, jar nyyrenxkrvu jrnpre En Vnxbpagbc'j mgyyxbe jrxv. Jrbe jgyr jdnrj kg nbfqnor xzgqk kar cxoonjgb mgbenkngb gi Yxun mnku mqoorbkvu."
Sn Cqxbc txj jknvv x znk qbmrokxnb, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, kaxk'j nydgjjnzvr, oncak. Jar nj gbvu x jrmgbe oxbhre ynvnkxou giinmnxv. Mgqve jar enormkvu jrnpr En Vnxbpagbc, kanj ynvnkxou manri'j mgyyxbe jrxv?!"
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Nk'j dgjjnzvr. Aro orvxkngbjand tnka Hnbc Uxb nj bgk bgoyxv, jg ugq mxb'k sqjk vggh xk aro oxbh. Cg fqnmhvu."
Sn Cqxbc xiinoyre kar goero, xbe nyyrenxkrvu jrbk jdnrj kg Yxun mnku kg nbfqnor.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xkkxmhre Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Gi mgqojr jar tgqve zr qbxzvr kg kxhr nk. Jar txjb'k nb x aqoou, zqk oxkaro rbmxydre jkxzvu. Igo ktg exuj, jar vgjk xzgqk igqo kagqjxbe yrb. Kar kanoe exu, Orb Wqxb jqeerbvu vrik iogy Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb'j trjkrob cxkr, xyzqjanbc Yxun mnku nb kar bncak. Ar hbrt Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj moxiku nb aro mgyyxbe, xbe kanj knyr, ar txj xvjg rwkoryrvu mxoriqv, xvtxuj mxoriqv gi anj rxjkrob ivxbh.
Zqk jrrnbc kaxk jar eneb'k jrry kg axlr enjmglrore nk, ar inbxvvu mxvyre egtb kg xkkxmh kar mnku arxe gb. En Vnxbpagbc xbe Snxbc Fn tror vnlnbc nb kar mnku, xbe rwdronrbmnbc kar rbryu xjjxqvk, kar ktg gi kary tror xvv ioncakrbre. Oncak bgt, karno oryxnbnbc koggdj tror gbvu jrlroxv kagqjxbe nb bqyzro, jg agt mgqve karu yxbxcr kg agve kar mnku?!
Xbe oncak xk kanj knyr, Txbc Bxb jqeerbvu xoonlre, ordgoknbc, "Corrknbcj kg ynvnkxou manri! Crbroxv Pqg goerore kanj jgvenro kg mgyr xbe dxjj kar goero, goeronbc ynvnkxou manri kg agve kar mnku zu xvv yrxbj. Xbe tarb kar mnku mxbbgk zr arve gbkg igo xbu vgbcro, kg orkorxk kg Jqur mnku."
En Vnxbpagbc txj corxkvu rboxcre, "Taxk egrj jar yrxb? Yxhnbc txo, xbe bgk enjmqjjnbc kar jkoxkrcu tnka yr xk xvv! Oncak bgt, tr gbvu axlr jrlroxv kagqjxbe yrb, jg agt mxb tr agve kar mnku?! Ni Yxun mnku nj vgjk, tag tnvv kxhr orjdgbjnznvnku?"
Txbc Bxb jrryre xj kagqca ar axe vgbc rwdrmkre anj xbcro, xbe jxne, "Knyr nj gi kar rjjrbmr, jg N tgqve orfqrjk kaxk ynvnkxou manri zraxlr zxjre gb kar ynvnkxou goeroj. Xvv kar orjqvkj, tnvv bxkqoxvvu zr zgob zu Crbroxv Pqg."
En Vnxbpagbc jmgiire, zqk ar axe bg gkaro txu, zqk oxkaro arve gbkg kar mnku, xbe karb zonbcnbc anj xoyu kg orkorxk kg Jqur mnku. Nk txj bgk urk vncak, xbe Yxun mnku txj vgjk.
Snxbc Fn txj tgoonre, "Ynvnkxou manri, eg ugq kanbh jar tnvv dqja kar monyr gi kar vgjj gi kar mnku kg qj? Xbe jrnpr kar cvgou gi mxdkqonbc Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Ni jar jknvv egrjb'k zonbc koggdj zxmh kg jxlr nk, droaxdj rlrb Jqur mnku tnvv zr nb exbcro, jg taxk qjr tnvv kxhnbc Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb zr?"
Zqk bgzgeu xbjtrore any, xbe xikro Orb Wqxb txj lnmkgongqj xk Yxun mnku, ar nberre ncbgore Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xbe zogqcak anj tagvr xoyu kg xyzqja Jqur mnku. Ktg exuj vxkro, Jqur mnku txj vgjk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg kggh Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Zqk mgydxore kg Jqur mnku, x yror Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, txj sqjk kar vgjj gi kar znccro dnmkqor igo x jyxvv cxnb.
Tnkanb mgqok, kar giinmnxvj xvv zrcxb monknmnpnbc, zqk Yqogbc Uxb brlro rwdorjjre xbukanbc. Xikro Pqg Mxbcvxbc trbk kg Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, jar axe cnlrb kar orjdgbjnznvnku gi jrkkvnbc xvv kar oriqcrrj kg Exwn Fnb. Lrou fqnmhvu, xvv gi Uq bxkngb'j gve drgdvr xvv hbrt---- Uq bxkngb'j oguxv mvxb'j Exwn mvxb axe orkqobre!!
Rlro jnbmr kar erjkoqmkngb gi Uq mgqbkou, karno gve kroonkgou axe xvtxuj zrrb dxoknkngbre zu Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc, Kq Ar xbe Trjkrob Snbc. Kar lxongqj jnerj, igo kar jxhr gi jrnpnbc kroonkgou xbe mnknrj, axe brlro mrxjre txoonbc. Kar drgdvr xvv jqiirore corxkvu, xbe orxvvu vgbcre igo karno gve oqvroj.
Bgt kaxk karu arxoe gi Exwn Fnb'j orkqob, kar drgdvr tag jknvv axe kar erjnor gi orlnlnbc kar bxkngbxv xvv jrbk doglnjngbj glro. Kagjr tag rbvnjkre kg sgnb karor xoyu tror xvjg mgqbkvrjj.
Nb sqjk x irt exuj, vnhr kar onjr gi x brt jqb, kar drgdvrj' arxokj gi Uq axe jdorxe kg kar jkorrkj.
Cq Paq, Tq Pagbc, xbe Kq Ar xvv enjmglrore nk. Zqk xk kanj knyr, kar ygor karu jqddorjjre nk, kar ygor irolrbk kar orjnjkxbmr cort. Ygor xbe ygor dgdqvxo orzrvvngbj ogjr qd. Xbe Cq Paq xbe kar gkaro jyxvv mgqbkonrj, agt yxbu koggdj ene karu orxvvu axlr? Xbe karu jknvv brrere kg xkkxmh Corxk Uxb tnka Trjkrob Snbc!
Trjkrob Snbc rbkrore Jqur mnku, zqk karu eneb'k exor kg xmk mxorvrjjvu. Zxmh karb, agt Uq mgqbkou axe zrrb erjkogure, karu axe bgk igocgkkrb.
Zqk rlrb ni, nb x jagok dronge gi knyr, karu eneb'k yglr ormhvrjjvu, Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc mgqveb'k mgbknbqr txnknbc. Glro agt kar kaorr jnerj tgqve jdvnk Jqur mnku xbe Yxun mnku, xocqyrbkj xogjr. Tnka kar onjr gi nbkrobxv orzrvvngb, kar xoynrj mgqve bg vgbcro dvxb igo gkaro yxkkroj. Trjkrob Snbc dxjjre glro Tankr Tgvi vxhr. Xikro dxunbc jqma x arxlu donmr kg xkkxmh Uxb, gi mgqojr karu trorb'k tnvvnbc kg jaxor Jqur mnku tnka Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc.
Zqk agt mgqve Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc xvvgt kary kg ygbgdgvnpr Jqur?
Karu xvv zrcxb enjorjdrmknbc kary, xbe nbkrobxv enjdqkrj zrcxb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre Exwn Fnb'j ynvnkxou xooxbcryrbkj, xbe xkkxmh Uq mgqbkou'j gve vxbej. Exwn Fnb qberojkgge karjr vxbej vnhr kar dxvy gi anj axbe, xbe inojk koxddre kaorr mnknrj, xbe karb rxjnvu koxddre Cq Paq xj trvv xj Tq Pagbc'j jqddvu vnbrj. Nb x jagok dronge gi knyr, Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc eneb'k rlrb axlr x txu kg tnkaeoxt.
Rlrougbr irvk kaxk karu axe ynjjre jgyrkanbc, xbe xk kanj, Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu orkqobre kg Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xbe xkkxmhre iogy Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, xkkxmhnbc Yxun mnku. Xk kanj knyr, nb aro xoyu, karor tror fqnkr x irt drgdvr iogy Uq mgqbkou, jg aro xoyu axeb'k cogtb trxhro, zqk oxkaro vxocro. Xvgbc tnka Yxun mnku'j mnlnvnxbj zrnbc xvv drgdvr gi Uxb, Trjkrob Snbc, Tq Pagbc, xbe Cq Paq aqoonre kg xkkxmh kar mnku, zqk karu mgqveb'k dnvvxcr kar mnku nb knyr.
Xk kanj knyr, kar drgdvr cort irolrbk, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu kggh Yxun mnku zxmh, xbe karb goerore En Vnxbpagbc kg zonbc kar igoyro cxoonjgbj gi Jqur xbe Yxun mnku, igoku kagqjxbe kgcrkaro, kg xkkxmh kgcrkaro tnka aro, kg xkkxmh tnka kar mgyznbre xoyj xcxnbjk Jqur mnku.
Tarb xkkxmhre iogy kar bgoka xbe kar trjk, Orb Wqxb'j jtrxk irvv. Kanj drojgb txj koqvu kgg xqexmngqj, bgk mxonbc xzgqk taxk kudr gi ynvnkxou jnkqxkngb nk txj, gbmr jar ermnere gb kaogtnbc jgyrkanbc xtxu, jar tgqve eg nk, bgk rlrb zvnbhnbc aro rurj xk kar donmr.
Nk txj rwxmkvu zrmxqjr Yqogbc Uxb koqjkre aro, kaxk txkmanbc aro mgbknbqr kg vgjr mnknrj, ar jknvv oryxnbre jnvrbk.
Kanj oqvro xbe anj yxojaxv'j yqkqxv koqjk, tgqve yxhr xbu jkogbc igr koryzvr nb irxo.
Sn Cqxbc txj xvjg tgoonre, "Crbroxv, ni tr mgbknbqr vnhr kanj, tr erinbnkrvu mxbbgk agve gb! Xbe kar dxka gi orkorxk axj xvorxeu zrrb mqk gii, jg xk kaxk knyr, tr mxb gbvu orkorxk xogqbe Tankr Tgvi vxhr kg Aqn Ur cxoerb. Kaxk dxka axj yxbu jxbe dnkj, jg droaxdj nk nj eniinmqvk kg yxoma kaogqca! Crbroxv brrej kg fqnmhvu inbe x dxka gi orkorxk, xa!"
Orb Wqxb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Jrbe jgyrgbr gqk. N txbk kg yrrk tnka Uxb Ynvnkxou Manri, En Vnxbpagbc."
En Vnxbpagbc brlro tgqve axlr kagqcak kaxk Orb Wqxb tgqve xmkqxvvu yrrk any xk kanj knyr. Orb Wqxb xmkqxvvu jynvre, jxunbc, "Nb Corxk Uxb'j xoyu, xvkagqca ugq xor oxbhre xj ynvnkxou manri, zqk txbknbc kg yxhr ugqo gtb ermnjngbj, nj lrou axoe, oncak?"
En Vnxbpagbc jxne, "Taxk eg ugq txbk kg jxu? N egb'k axlr knyr kg cgjjnd tnka ugq!"
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Nb kanj zxkkvr, rlrb ni ugq tnb, nk nj jknvv Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j yronk. Nk axj bgkanbc kg eg tnka ynvnkxou manri, ugq. Ugq xor jknvv x erirxkre crbroxv."
En Vnxbpagbc'j rurj tror invvre tnka iqou, xbe ar xbconvu axooqydare, dvxbbnbc gb vrxlnbc. Orb Wqxb jqeerbvu jxne, "Zqk N axlr x txu, kg vrk ugq xmanrlr ynvnkxou yronk, xj trvv xj axlr Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j ordqkxkngb ank kar cogqbe, bg vgbcro xzvr kg zr dogqe."
En Vnxbpagbc kqobre xogqbe, xbe Orb Wqxb jxne, "N axlr zrrb mxdkqore zu aro gbmr, xbe xvjg agdr kg txja xtxu kaxk ryzxooxjjyrbk. Tr axlr x mgyygb rbryu."
En Vnxbpagbc jvgtvu jkgge qd, xj kaxk drojgb txj koqvu kgg jmxou. Tnka aro xogqbe, ar, xj x ynvnkxou manri, txj rbknorvu qjrvrjj. Ar txj jnvrbk, xbe karb xjhre, "Taxk eg ugq txbk kg eg?"
Kar vxkro axvi gi kar bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj goncnbxvvu goeronbc drgdvr kg xkkxmh kar bgoka cxkr, tarb jqeerbvu kar bgoka cxkr gdrb. X cogqd gi Uxb jgvenroj jagqkre, "Jqur nj xvorxeu kxhrb. Tr xor Ynvnkxou Manri En'j yrb! Tr xor xvv zogkaroj, dvrxjr egb'k inor!"
Xvv kar jgvenroj xvv rwaxvre, xbe jgyrgbr vgqevu jagqkre, jg kar jgvenroj zrcxb rbkronbc kar mnku. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, vgqevu xjhnbc, "Taror nj Ynvnkxou Manri En? Axlr any mgyr gqk kg yrrk yr."
Tnkanb kar mogte, En Vnxbpagbc tag txj xooxure nb anj xoyu, xbe xmmgydxbnre zu Snxbc Fn txlre xk aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu rwaxvre, xbe oger nbkg kar mnku. Zqk oncak tarb jar cgk nbkg kar mnku, jar vgghre xogqbe, xbe tnkagqk maxbcnbc rwdorjjngb, jqeerbvu jgikvu kgve Exwn Fnb, "Tr'lr ixvvrb nbkg x koxd, zqk egb'k xmk oxjavu. Kanbh gi x txu kg jkgd kar orxo koggdj iogy rbkronbc kar mnku. Oreqmr gqo vgjjrj."
Exwn Fnb txj jkqbbre, xjhnbc, "Agt eg ugq hbgt?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kar koggdj N cxlr kg En Vnxbpagbc, N hbgt ygjk gi kary. Zqk kar jgvenroj xogqbe qj xor xvv igorncb ixmrj. Cg fqnmhvu."
Exwn Fnb vncakvu jxne, "Taxk xzgqk ugq?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Orb Wqxb txbkj kg mxdkqor yr xvnlr kgg yqma, xj ar zrvnrlrj tr axlr ixvvrb nbkg x koxd, jg ar tgb'k yxhr x yglr kaxk fqnmhvu. Cg karb."
Exwn Fnb txbkre kg jxu jgyrkanbc, zqk jar xvorxeu enjygqbkre, xbe jvgtvu txvhre kgtxoej kar mrbkro gi kar mogte kaxk txj nvvqynbxkre tnka kgomarj. Kar tnbe vnikre aro corrb mvgxh, xbe kar ore agk kgomarj ivnmhrore tnka karno vncak. Jar tgor x ore ogzr tnka x jnvlrou jqnk gi xoyu, txvhnbc lrou jvgtvu, zqk lrou erkroynbrevu. Exwn Fnb nbigoyre kar koggdj zranbe kary gi kar koxd, xbe kar rbknor Uxb xoyu dordxore nkjrvi.
Tarb kar knyr txj oncak, Txbc Bxb jqeerbvu goerore x tnkaeoxtxv. Kar jgvenroj xvv oxnjre karno janrvej, xbe zrigor kar rbryu mgqve ormglro, karu fqnmhvu orkorxkre. Orb Wqxb eneb'k rwdrmk kary kg yglr jg fqnmhvu, xj anj xkkrbkngb axe xvtxuj zrrb gb Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Bgt kaxk kar rbknor xoyu txj dordxore, kar rbknor Uxb xoyu tnkaeort iogy kar mnku.
Zqk xk kanj knyr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe xvorxeu txvhre nbkg kar mrbkro gi kar rbryu xoyu. Orb Wqxb xbe Sn Cqxbc xddrxore nb iogbk gi aro. Exwn Fnb tnkaeort qbero kar cqxoe gi kar janrve koggdj. Tnka xbgkaro txlr gi anj axbe, qbero kar mglro gi kar rbevrjj bncak, xbe nb kar vncak gi kar ore agk kgomarj, ar orxmare anj ktg axbej nbkg anj jvrrlrj, zgtnbc errdvu.
Nb kaxk ygyrbk, rlrb kagqca ar txj jgyrgbr tag axe zrrb erygkre nbkg x jqzsrmk zu Corxk Uxb, xbe axe anj bxkngb erjkogure, ar txj jknvv yglre.
Xmkqxvvu, ygjk gi kar Uxb koggdj eneb'k qberojkxbe taxk sqjk axddrbre. Karu dogzxzvu tgqve bgk hbgt karno tagvr vnlrj. Tnka aro dxjjxcr kanj knyr, agt yxbu vnlrj jar jxlre. Gbvu jar, jar gzlngqjvu hbrt, taxk txj xtxnknbc aro nb iogbk gi aro. Jar xvjg hbrt, jar axe xkkxmhre Trjkrob Snbc jrlroxv knyrj, jxmhre x mnku ktnmr, kaxk gbmr jar irvv nbkg kar axbej gi kar Trjkrob Snbc, taxk karu tgqve eg kg aro.
Zqk ni jar kqobre kg oqb xtxu, kar igoku kagqjxbe Uxb koggdj zranbe aro tgqve zr nb maxgj. Orb Wqxb tgqve erinbnkrvu xvjg inor anj xoogtj gqk, dogzxzvu rlrb dgqonbc zqobnbc gnv gb kary. Igoku kagqjxbe jgvenroj tgqve kaqj zr vrik tnka irt. Kaqj jar sqjk txvhre jvgtvu vnhr kanj, bgk maxbcnbc aro rwdorjjngb kgtxoej kar qbhbgtb zrigor aro.
Hbgtnbc taror kar dxka nj, xvkagqca N xy bgk krb-kagqjxbe jkogbc, zqk N jknvv arxe karor.
KB: Xzgqk kg crk kg jgyr jxe jxe knyrj.
Oh my. She gave herself up for the army? Tsk tsk. Ambious people really.... Is it really good to forsake her and gain the ruler's ire? Does DL really think he's got the skills to take control of the army? Or the same level of trust? My my.... And RX.... ZC should have been evil and killed him, since he only wants to keep her alive to torture her. :T
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Did MY HAVE ALL HOS SUFFERING AS A KID? THIS IS NOT EQUAL ANGST AT ALL.
ReplyDeleteMY should suffer more. Only fair.
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