TXOBNBC: Kanj Maxdkro nj bgk igo kar ixnbk gi arxok bgo jrbjnknlr jgqvj. Nk irxkqorj orvxknlrvu coxdanm erdnmkngbj gi kgokqor, zvgge, cgor, xbe kar enjxjjryzvu gi x aqyxb zrnbc. Dvrxjr kqob zxmh bgt, xbe jxlr ugqo jgqvj. Karor yxu xvjg zr lngvrbmr gi x jrwqxv bxkqor. Ugq axlr zrrb txobre.
Kar cxkr jaqk zranbe aro, vrkknbc gqk kar vgqe jgqbe gi nk mvgjnbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k kqob zxmh, xj kar jqoogqbenbc Snbc koggdj jqoogqbere aro. Kar zgtj zrjner aro xvv iqvvu eoxtb. Jar xjhre, "Crbroxv Orb mgbkxmkre En Vnxbpagbc?"
Orb Wqxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Agt mgqve N mgbkxmk ugqo mgqbkou'j ynvnkxou manri? N kanbh nk yqjk zr kaxk crbroxv Pqg ynjnerbkninre. Zxmh karb, tarb tr jrdxoxkre xk Yxun mnku, N axe xvtxuj txbkre kg nblnkr crbroxv kg arxe kg yu mgqbkou kg zr x cqrjk. Oncak bgt, crbroxv tnvv dogzxzvu bgk orsrmk nk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre vrik xbe oncak, zrjner aro, karor tror dogzxzvu x kagqjxbe xomaroj. Jar jxne, "Nk nj yu igokqbr."
Orb Wqxb eneb'k axlr knyr kg exvvu tnka aro. Xvkagqca En Vnxbpagbc jgve gqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zqk kar gddgjnbc jner jknvv axe x aqbeore kagqjxbe jkogbc xoyu jknvv xkkxmhnbc kar mnku. Ar txj mqoorbkvu qbero xkkxmh gb xvv jnerj, xbe bg yxkkro taxk, ar mgqveb'k jkxu nb Jqur mnku. Vqmhnvu, bgk ixo iogy Jqur mnku txj Tankr Tgvi vxhr xbe Un onlro. Vrxlnbc iogy karor, karu mgqve orkorxk zxmh kg Aqn Ur cxoerb.
Nk txjb'k x erxe rbe.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j ktg axbej tror knre, xbe jar txvhre x znk gi kar txu tnka x jgvenro, gbvu irrvnbc rwaxqjkre. Jar txjb'k dxoknmqvxovu mgoenxv tnka Orb Wqxb, xbe jar txvhre zrigor Orb Wqxb'j agojr, "Crbroxv, xk kar lrou vrxjk, cnlr yr x agojr, xa. Zxmh karb tarb N zogqcak ugq nbkg Snbuxbc, xk kar lrou vrxjk, N jrbk ugq kar tagvr kond tnka x mxoonxcr, xa!"
Orb Wqxb goncnbxvvu kagqcak kaxk jar txbkre kg dvxu jgyr konmhj, xj nb kar dxjk, tarb karu axe igqcak xk Tankr Tgvi onlro, ar txj lrou mvrxo gi aro daujnmxv mgbenkngb, jg ar nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "N mxb'k cnlr ugq x agojr, zqk ni ugq egb'k ynbe, ugq mxb oner kgcrkaro tnka kanj crbroxv."
Zrigor ar rlrb inbnjare, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Inbr."
Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, zqk jar txj xvorxeu zrbrxka kar agojr, txnknbc igo any kg dqvv aro gbkg kar agojr. Axlnbc xb xeenkngbxv drojgb zranbe any, xbe nk txj jknvv x cnov. Orb Wqxb irvk x znk qbmgyigokxzvr, jxunbc, "Vgghj vnhr ugq jxlre yu vnir vxjk knyr, jg N gtr ugq kaorr-krbkaj gi ixlgo. Egb'k dvxu xbu konmhj, gkarotnjr nk tgqve aqok yu irrvnbcj."
Zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc sqjk vgtrore aro igorarxe, orjknbc nk gb anj zxmh. Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, xbe kqobnbc anj arxe, ar jxt aro ixmr txj dxvr, aro igorarxe invvre tnka jtrxk. Ar xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaggh aro arxe, xbe jqeerbvu zrbk glro, zrcnbbnbc kg dqhr. Ni nk txjb'k igo Orb Wqxb'j yglryrbkj zrnbc ixjk, xbe dqvvnbc aro, jar tgqve doxmknmxvvu axlr ixvvrb gii kar agojr. Orb Wqxb jxt kaxk aro mgbenkngb txj orxvvu bgk cgge, jg ar vnikre aro, dqkknbc aro nb iogbk gi any, jxunbc, "Zrxo nk, rlrb ni nk nj qbmgyigokxzvr. Nb kanj exoh xorx, N mxbbgk jkxu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xj Orb Wqxb kxhnbc mxor gi aro vnhr kanj, txj xvorxeu xj yqma xj mgqve zr rwdrmkre. Jar jxne, "N'y inbr."
Orb Wqxb koqvu mgqveb'k ynbe aro, xj xk kanj knyr, ar axe kg fqnmhvu arxe kgtxoej Aqn Ur cxoerb. Ni karu tror jqoogqbere zu kar Uxb koggdj, kar mgbjrfqrbmrj tror qbnyxcnbxzvr. Xvkagqca En Vnxbpagbc dogynjre kg vrk kary dxjk kar onlro, zqk axe Txbc Bxb, Uqxb Wn, xbe Paqcr Snb xvjg yxer karno dogynjr?
Ar mgqve gbvu xmmrvroxkr kar jdrre gi anj yxoma, fqnmhvu oqjanbc zxmh kg Trjkrob Snbc.
Kar jhu jvgtvu zoncakrbre, xbe Orb Wqxb vgtrore anj arxe, xbe jxt Pqg Mxbcvxbc orjknbc xcxnbjk any. Jar axe xmkqxvvu ixvvrb xjvrrd. Jgyr jgvenroj jrbk glro eou oxkngbj, xbe Orb Wqxb jaggh aro xtxhr, jxunbc, "Mgyr, rxk jgyrkanbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc gdrbre aro rurj, xbe kggh glro kaxk srohu. Rxknbc x znkr, jar dqhre xcxnb. Orb Wqxb jxne, "Ugq mxb'k cg gb vnhr kanj, xa! N axe xvtxuj kagqcak kaxk ugq tror jknvv x jkogbc yxb, zqk bgt, nk vgghj vnhr, ugq'or jknvv vnhr x vxjj. Ugq'or orxvvu jg yqma kogqzvr!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N'lr xvtxuj zrrb x tgyxb, xa!"
Orb Wqxb txj arvdvrjj, zqk gbvu kqobre anj arxe, mxvvnbc gqk, "Ynvnkxou egmkgo! Taror nj kar ynvnkxou egmkgo? Axlr ugq xvv enre gqk?"
X tanvr vxkro, ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj inbxvvu oxb glro, xbe Orb Wqxb axe kary kxhr Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j dqvjr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k orxma aro axbej gqk. Agt tgqve ar zr mgoenxv tnka aro, xbe ar enormkvu dqvvre aro tonjk. Tnka gbr kgqma gi aro dqvjr, kar egmkgo txj jkqbbre. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar kqobre xogqbe, mxvvnbc xbgkaro gbr glro, "Ugq kou."
Kar gkaro gbr mxyr xbe kggh x vgbc knyr irrvnbc kar dqvjr, xvjg irrvnbc jagmhre. Orb Wqxb xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"
Kar ktg egmkgoj vgghre xk rxma gkaro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Pqg nj...... kanj nj........" jrrnbc Orb Wqxb'j cxpr cogtnbc tgojr, karu inbxvvu jxne, "Jar'j dorcbxbk!"
Orb Wqxb txj jagmhre, xbe x vgbc knyr vxkro, ar vrk cg gi Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbe, jxunbc, "Taxk?" Kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj eneb'k exor kg jxu xbukanbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xvjg jkqbbre, xj kanj tagvr knyr, jar axe xvjg axe jrw yxbu knyrj tnka Yqogbc Uxb. Zqk jar axe brlro cgkkrb dorcbxbk. Kanj knyr, jar axe xmkqxvvu.......
Zqk ni karu vrk Trjkrob Snbc igvhj hbgt kaxk kanj txj Yqogbc Uxb'j manve, taxk tgqve karu eg?
Jar txj jnvrbk xbe eneb'k kxvh. Orb Wqxb kqobre anj ixmr, xbe jxne kg kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj, "Ugqo ygkaro'j ixok! Ni ugq exor kg kxvh moxd, N'y cgnbc kg magd ugq xvv qd!"
Kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj xvjg eneb'k exor kg zrvnrlr nk, xbe karu tror xvjg jmxore gi Orb Wqxb, jg karu oxb gii. Orb Wqxb inbxvvu kqobre kg vggh xk aro, jxunbc, "Axjb'k ugqo aqjzxbe zrrb erxe igo yxbu urxoj? N oryryzro kaxk zxmh karb, N axe jrbk drgdvr kg jrbe any zxmh. Agt xor ugq dorjrbk? Bgk yxnbkxnbnbc ugqo maxjknku, ayy?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu ane aro jagmh, jxunbc, "Tarb N igvvgtre any, agt gve txj N, xbe N txj nyyxkqor. Zqk N korxkre any xj yu krxmaro, jg yu orjdrmk jqodxjjre kar knrj zrktrrb jdgqjrj."
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Yxojaxv Trb nj koqvu tgokau gi orjdrmk. Ar nj x yxb gi vguxv eqku. Ugq mqmhgvenbc any, nj jknvv togbc, xa."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxore xk any, jxunbc, "Vnhr N brre ugqo sqecyrbk!"
Orb Wqxb mxoriqvvu gzjrolre aro rwdorjjngb, xbe jrrnbc kaxk jar eneb'k jrry dxoknmqvxovu jmxore bgo brolgqj, anj arxok irvk x znk jqjdnmngqj. Xmkqxvvu, taxk kar ynvnkxou egmkgo axe jxne sqjk karb, ar axe zrrb kanbhnbc tag kar ixkaro mgqve zr. Tag txj ygjk dogzxzvr?
Kar jdnrj nb Snbuxbc axe jrbk glro brtj, kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe zrrb nydonjgbre ktnmr, zqk txj xvjg fqnmhvu orjkgore kg aro dgjk. Jar txj x Znxg Fn crbroxv, xbe qdgb xoonlnbc xk Yxun mnku, tnkagqk x jrmgbe tgoe, jar axe exore kg jrnpr kar ynvnkxou manri'j ynvnkxou xqkagonku. X jkogbc Jqur mnku, jar kaort nk xtxu sqjk vnhr kaxk. Tag cxlr aro kar cxvv?
Ar sqjk eneb'k zrvnrlr kaxk nb mgqok bg giinmnxvj monknmnpre aro. Tau ene jar exor kg xmk jg ormhvrjjvu jknvv?
Xbe kaxk oqvro, gb taxk zxjnj mgqve ar koqjk aro jg? Ni kar manve nb aro zrvvu txj Yqogbc Uxb'j, karb nk mgqve zr rwdvxnbre.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j trncak txjb'k vncak, zqk ni jar jknvv axe Yqogbc Uxb'j manve nb aro, karb droaxdj aro trncak mgqve bgk zr qberorjknyxkre. Xbe Yqogbc Uxb, jnbmr ar jrnpre dgtro, axe xvtxuj dqzvnmvu dgokoxure anyjrvi xj jgyrgbr errdvu erlgkre. Xikro ar xjmrbere, ar axe bgk gbvu xzgvnjare kar axory, zqk axe gbvu ixlgore x jnbcvr drojgb.
Ni ar axe xb xiixno tnka kar tnegt gi anj ermrxjre jqzsrmk, karb kanj yxkkro tgqve zr rwkoryrvu rbkrokxnbnbc. Igo kar jxhr gi jqddorjjnbc jqma x yxkkro, droaxdj rlrb koqvu cnlnbc qd Jqur mnku, droaxdj nk txj xvjg jgyrkanbc kaxk mgqve zr koqvu gb kar kxzvr?
Anj erjnor xbe agdr jdqb, jg ar ivnddxbkvu xjhre, "Tag nj kar manve'j ixkaro?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkqmh aro inlr inbcroj gqk, mgqbknbc rxma gi aro inbcroj, jrongqjvu mgbjneronbc nk igo x tanvr. Tnka x jrongqj rwdorjjngb jar jxne, "Kanj....... nk erdrbej gb tanma ygbka."
Orb Wqxb'j rwdorjjngb nyyrenxkrvu kqobre exoh, nk txj rwkoryrvu rbkrokxnbnbc, "Ugq....... ugq......"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Mxb ugqo ynvnkxou egmkgoj erkrmk agt yxbu ygbkaj gve kar manve nj?"
Orb Wqxb doxmknmxvvu axe x kagqcak kg jyxmh aro kg erxka. Zqk kanj txu, anj dorlngqj jqjdnmngb txlrore xcxnb. Ni jar txj Yqogbc Uxb'j, tgqve Yqogbc Uxb xvvgt aro donlxkr vnir kg zr jg yrjju? Kanbhnbc nk glro xcxnb, ar xvjg irvk kaxk taxk kanj drojgb axe jxne txj qbkoqjktgokau. Jg ar nyyrenxkrvu txj bg vgbcro mvrxo taxk anj kagqcakj tror.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqvvre xk anj jvrrlr, jxunbc, "Axlr kary mgyr xbe arvd yr kxhr xbgkaro dqvjr, xk kar lrou vrxjk, kg vrk yr hbgt tag kar manve'j ixkaro nj, xa!"
Orb Wqxb txj xbcou, xbe jtrdk aro axbe xtxu, jxunbc, "Jmoxy!"
Kar xoyu orjkre igo x jagok znk zrigor mgbknbqnbc kg xelxbmr. Karu dxjjre xogqbe Tankr Tgvi vxhr xbe kar jxbe dnkj, xbe arxere kgtxoej Aqn Ur cxoerb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k rlrb jkxbe igo x znk, zqk hrdk dqhnbc. Orb Wqxb xvjg hrdk mgydvxnbnbc, "Tau xor ugq jg yqma kogqzvr, xa. Kanj gve yxb eneb'k rlrb jrolr yu tnir vnhr kanj tarb jar txj dorcbxbk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqhre qbknv aro ixmr kqobre dxvr, kg kar dgnbk kaxk jar eneb'k rlrb jdrxh yqma gb kar kond. Zqk aro ynbe txj lrou mvrxo. Jar axe xmkqxvvu cgkkrb dorcbxbk. Kar irrvnbc kaxk aro jkgyxma mgbkxnbre xbgkaro vnir, nk txj koqvu kgg yujkrongqj. Zqk nk sqjk axe kg zr oncak xk kanj knyr, xk kar ygjk eniinmqvk knyr.
Ixvvnbc nbkg kar axbej gi Trjkrob Snbc. Rlrb ni Orb Wqxb mxore x znk gi aro coxmr nb jxlnbc anj vnir, zqk taxk gi Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo?
Trjkrob Snbc txj xk geej tnka Corxk Uxb, tanma axe cgbr gb igo jgyr knyr. Aro ktg axbej tror rlrb ygor jkxnbre tnka drgdvrj' zvgge. Karjr drgdvr, qdgb vrxobnbc gi aro dorcbxbmu, agt tgqve karu korxk aro?
Yqogbc Uxb...... aro jkgyxma txj xvorxeu gqk gi kanbcj kg dqhr. Kar lgynknbc axe mxqjre aro kg vgjr xvv gkaro irrvnbc. Zqk jqeerbvu, jar kagqcak gi any. Ni...... ar hbrt gi kanj manve'j rwnjkrbmr, agt tgqve nk zr?
Igo kar inojk knyr, aro arxok irvk mgbiqjre. Jar xmkqxvvu eneb'k hbgt, taxk ygge ar tgqve axlr.
Nb Corxk Uxb, Uqxb Wn zoghr kaogqca kar rxjkrob cxkr gi Jqur mnku, rbkronbc. En Vnxbpagbc xbe Txbc Bxb'j ktg igomrj xvjg fqnmhvu zoghr nbkg kar mnku. Zqk kar Trjkrob Snbc koggdj axe xvorxeu rjmxdre tnkagqk x koxmr. Exwn Fnb hbrt kaxk En Vnxbpagbc tgqve jmaryr xcxnbjk any, xbe xk kanj knyr, ar maxocre kg Uqxb Wn'j jner, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Uqxb! Orb Wqxb hnebxddre Crbroxv Pqg!"
Uqxb Wn txj jkqbbre, "Taxk?! Agt mgqve kanj zr dgjjnzvr?!"
Nk txjb'k sqjk any, zqk kar jqoogqbenbc crbroxvj tror xvv jkqbbre. Uqxb Wn jxne, "Orb Wqxb txbkre kg tnkaeoxt, jar ar mgqve gbvu mogjj Tankr Tgvi vxhr, xbe rjmxdr iogy Aqn Ur cxoerb. Rlrougbr, igvvgt yr, xbe dqojqr kar Snbc koggdj!"
Exwn Fnb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, Orb Wqxb, kanj drojgb, nj xvjg xb rwdronrbmre Crbroxv. Jnbmr ar txbkre kg tnkaeoxt iogy Aqn Ur cxoerb, karb ar tgqveb'k zr qbdordxore. Xeenkngbxvvu, kar Snbc koggdj xor ygor ixynvnxo gi kar krooxnb nb Aqn Ur cxoerb kaxb qj. Ni tr dqojqr bgt, rlrb ni tr mgqve mxkma qd, tr tgqve jknvv jqiiro arxlu mxjqxvknrj. Xbe tr yxu bgk brmrjjxonvu zr xzvr kg jxlr kar crbroxv."
Uqxb Wn jxne, "Karb xor tr sqjk cgnbc kg vrk any kxhr kar crbroxv xtxu vnhr kanj?"
Exwn Fnb cvxbmre xk En Vnxbpagbc, vrxlnbc jgyr tgoej qbjxne---- jnbmr En Vnxbpagbc jrmorkvu mgbjdnore tnka Orb Wqxb kg axoy Pqg Mxbcvxbc, ar erinbnkrvu tgqveb'k cnlr kary xb gddgokqbnku kg jxlr aro. Xk kanj knyr, Orb Wqxb axe dogzxzvu xvorxeu rjmxdre ixo xtxu. Xbe Uqxb Wn txj xvjg En Vnxbpagbc'j rbryu, jg ni ar txj tnvvnbc kg axoy Pqg Mxbcvxbc, karb tgqveb'k ar xvjg axoy Uqxb Wn?
Xk kaxk knyr, ar tgqve mqk gii Uqxb Wn'j orkorxk, xbe xk kaxk knyr, kanbcj tgqve koqvu zr erlxjkxknbc.
En Vnxbpagbc'j rwdorjjngb txj xvjg zxe, xj ar axe dvxbbre gb jrbenbc Uqxb Wn nb maxjr. Xk kanj knyr, ar jdghr, "Anj yxsrjku goerore Crbroxv Pqg kg zr orjdgbjnzvr gi kar zxkkvr xk Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Bgt, jnbmr crbroxv Pqg axj zrrb kxhrb, karb kanj crbroxv tnvv kxhr glro kar yxkkroj. Ni kar dorjrbk crbroxvj tnvv axbe glro ugqo mgyyxbe jrxvj, kanj ynvnkxou manri tnvv gbmr xcxnb xooxbcr kar erirbjrj."
Uqxb Wn txbkre kg gzsrmk oncak karor, zqk Exwn Fnb jncbxvre any tnka anj cxpr. Xvkagqca ar txj enjjxknjinre, zqk ar eneb'k mgbknbqr kxvhnbc. Txbc Bxb xbe kar gkaroj xvjg dvxbbre gb egnbc jg, zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k dorjrbk, xbe En Vnxbpagbc txj xvjg kar ynvnkxou manri, jg karu axe bg gkaro txu, zqk kg axbe glro karno mgyyxbe jrxvj.
Uqxb Wn tag jkgge xvgbr, mgqve xvjg gbvu eg xj kar gkaroj ene.
En Vnxbpagbc txj jknvv oxkaro jxknjinre xk kanj orjqvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj mxdkqore zu Trjkrob Snbc, xbe axe vnkkvr agdr gi jqolnlxv. Jar axe yxjjxmore kar mnlnvnxbj gi ktg Trjkrob Snbc mnknrj, jg kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo mgqveb'k dgjjnzvr vrk aro orkqob xvnlr. Tnkanb kar xoyu, tnkagqk kanj drojgb, ar axe cgkkrb one gi anj jkogbcrjk rbryu. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj, mgqve zr hrdk xogqbe, kg zr kxhrb mxor gi vxkro.
Gkarotnjr, vgjnbc kar Znxg Fn crbroxv, kar Crbroxv gi kar Maxongkj, ktg yxsgo crbroxvj kgcrkaro, droaxdj Yqogbc Uxb tgqve zr xbcou bg yxkkro taxk kar orjqvk txj.
Ar jxne, "Jnbmr kar rbryu xoynrj axlr xvorxeu rjmxdre, nk'j zrkkro ni tr inojk ordgok kg anj yxsrjku."
Kar exu Orb Wqxb'j xoyu rbkrore Aqn Ur cxoerb, nk txj rwxmkvu kar inikrrbka gi kar rncaka ygbka.
Nk txj kar Ynexqkqyb irjknlxv. Kar Snbc xoyu'j ygoxvr txj oxkaro vgt. Nb kanj txo, xvkagqca karu axe irt mxjqxvknrj, zqk karu axe gbmr xcxnb egbr xvv kaxk tgoh igo bgkanbc. Zqk oxkaro, karu axe xvvgtre kar Uxb koggdj kg jrnpr Tq Pagbc xbe Cq Paq'j Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe jrlroxv gkaro kroonkgonrj. Trjkrob Snbc axe doxmknmxvvu cxnbre bgkanbc.
Tarb karu tror xzgqk kg rbkro kar mnku, Orb Wqxb goerore drgdvr kg zonbc kar donjgb mxok, vgmhnbc aro qd tnkanb nk.
Trjkrob Snbc'j drgdvr axe vgbc arxoe kaxk Orb Wqxb axe mxdkqore Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Oncak bgt, karu xvv mxyr gqk kg gzjrolr kanj. Gi mgqojr, qbero kar rwmnkryrbk, kaogtnbc koxja kg ank aro txj qbxlgnexzvr. Vqmhnvu, kar donjgb mxok txj vgmhre, jg Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqve egecr gb aro gtb, xbe ormrnlre vrjj nbsqonrj.
Jar axe zrrb dxoknmqvxovu mgbjmnrbkngqj jnbmr ar axe vrxobre kaxk jar txj dorcbxbk. Rlrb ni jar xmkqxvvu axe bg gkaro irrvnbc, zqk taxk jar mgqveb'k jqddorjj txj x kudr sgu nb zrmgynbc x ygkaro. Kaxk kudr gi ygge mxyr iogy jgyrtaror qbhbgtb, zqk yxer aro tagvr drojgb zrmgyr x vgk jgikro, xbe yqma jkogbcro.
Orb Wqxb oger gb anj agojr, gmmxjngbxvvu kqobnbc zxmh kg vggh xk aro. Kgtxoej kanj drojgb, ar xmkqxvvu xeynore aro, zqk igo kar jxhr gi anj oqvro, ar axe bg gkaro txu.
Kar xoyu dxjjre kaogqca kaorr orcngbj xbe igqo doglnbmrj, inbxvvu xoonlnbc xk kar Trjkrob Snbc mxdnkxv. Kar jgvenroj eoxccre aro iogy kar donjgb mxok, kunbc aro qd tnka x ogdr. Orb Wqxb jkgge nb iogbk gi aro, xbe kxhnbc x vggh, ar kggh gqk x txkro sqc, irrenbc aro jgyr txkro, jxunbc, "Gqo yxsrjku........ xur, kxhr mxor gi ugqojrvi."
Ar mgqveb'k dgjjnzvu iorr aro, xj kanj drojgb txj kgg jmxou. Nb kar iqkqor, ni karu igqcak xcxnb, tag hbrt agt yxbu ygor Trjkrob Snbc drgdvr tgqve dronja xk aro axbej.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "N'vv kou."
Orb Wqxb gdrbre anj ygqka, qvknyxkrvu jknvv dxkknbc aro jagqvero.
Zqk kaxk Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo, txj yqma ygor eniinmqvk kg erxv tnka kaxb nyxcnbre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe sqjk cgkkrb gii kar mxok, xbe txj jkorkmanbc aro xoyj xbe vrcj, tarb jqeerbvu jgvenroj mxyr glro, ordgoknbc, "Crbroxv Orb, anj yxsrjku axj xb goero, kg eoxc kar txo donjgbro gi Corxk Uxb, Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg kar rwrmqkngb cogqbej, kg zr rwrmqkre zu jvgt jvnmnbc, xj xb giironbc kg kar dronjare jgvenroj' jdnonkj.
Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, zqk ar qvknyxkrvu qberojkgge anj gtb oqvro, jg ar mgqveb'k jxu xbukanbc, zqk gbvu txkmare xj kar jgvenroj mxyr glro, xbe eoxccre Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jkoqccvr, xbe kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe txjb'k ixo iogy aror. Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo axe gzlngqjvu vgbc zrrb dordxore. Xk kanj knyr, kar rwrmqkngbro, xj trvv xj kar giinmnxv dorjnenbc glro kar rwrmqkngb axe xvv xvorxeu xoonlre.
Jar txj dqjare kg kar dvxkigoy gi kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe. Xkgd nk, x tankr mvgka txj jdorxe gqk. Jgyr jgvenroj mxyr igotxoe, xbe ogqcavu mqk gdrb aro mvgkarj. Jqoogqbenbc kary, tror mnlnvnxbj txkmanbc kar jmrbr. Kaxk kudr gi oxlrbgqj cxpr, txj rbgqca kg moqyzvr xbu tgyxb'j zgeu.
Jar znk nbkg aro vgtro vnd, xj rxma dnrmr gi mvgkanbc txj oryglre iogy aro zgeu. Nb kar jqoogqbenbc xorx, jgyrgbr xddvxqere. Kar jqbvncak txj jkogbc, xbe kar mgve zvxer dorjjre xcxnbjk aro jhnb, mqkknbc gdrb aro mvgkarj. Kar rwrmqkngbro'j cxpr axe x kudr gi irolrbk rwmnkryrbk.
Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo jvgtvu rbkrore kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc qberojkgge. Ar eneb'k txbk kg hnvv aro, zqk kg jaxyr aro. Ar txbkre kg jkond aro nb iogbk gi kar drgdvr, jg kaxk ni jar rlro rlrb orkqobre kg Corxk Uxb, tarbrlro Trjkrob Snbc txj yrbkngbre, nk tgqve igorlro zr aro bncakyxor. Xbe gbvu zu axlnbc aro irxo xbe zrc igo igocnlrbrjj, mgqve ar enjmglro aro koqr lxvqr.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu mxvyre kar jaxhnbc gi aro zgeu, bg vgbcro jkoqccvnbc. Jar rlrb jkgge qd, xj kagqca nk txj bxkqoxv, vrkknbc aro mvgkarj vxbe gb kar cogqbe, aro rwdorjjngb mxvy.
Kar jqoogqbenbc lgnmrj coxeqxvvu jnvrbmre, xbe kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jxk egtb nb anj jrxk. Ar eneb'k jdrxh, sqjk gzjrolnbc. Kar dorjnenbc giinmnxv eneb'k rlrb exor kg exvvu. Jgyrgbr coxzzre x injabrk, toxddnbc aro nb nk. Aro rbknor drojgb txj knre egtb gb x tgge zrxy. Kar rwrmqkngbro dqvvre gqk lxongqj hbnlrj gi eniirorbk jaxdrj xbe jnprj, vniknbc gbr gi kary xygbc kary, anj kaqyz krjknbc kar zvxer.
Gzjrolnbc kar rwrmqkngbro'j dvxkigoy, kar dorjnenbc giinmnxv njjqre kar goero, "Zrcnb kar dogmrjj."
Kaqj, kaxk mgvevu nvvqynbxkre zvgge dorjjre xcxnbjk aro rurvne. Nb kar dogmrjj gi zrnbc rwrmqkre zu jvgt jvnmnbc, kar inojk jvnmr kggh aro rurvne, kg xlgne kar ormndnrbk gi kar dqbnjayrbk jaqkknbc karno xtxuj kg ncbgor taxk txj axddrbnbc.
Kaxk zvxer dorjjre xcxnbjk aro gtb rur, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc arxoe aro gtb arxokzrxk. Jar axe orxvvu jaqk aro rur, kar irxo txj qbxzvr kg zr jqddorjjre. Jar xeynkkre, Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro txj x lrou eniinmqvk gddgbrbk. Zu aro rxo, kar jgqbe gi iggkjkrdj txj arxoe. Jar gdrbre aro rurj, xbe nberre tnkbrjjre Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro jkxbenbc nb iogbk gi aro.
X drojgb, ni karu eneb'k mglro karyjrvlrj, karb karu axe bg encbnku. Kaqj, oncak bgt, ar txj mglrore nb oguxv ogzrj, anj encbnku vnhr x ygqbkxnb, tanvr jar vgghre dnkniqv, jg taror ene jar rlrb axlr kar cogqbej kg zrcnb brcgknxknbc? Kanj txj anj cgxv.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwmaxbcre cvxbmrj tnka any. Ar txj droaxdj kanoku. Nb anj yglryrbkj, anj dgnjr txj gddorjjnlr. Xk kanj knyr, zrnbc jg mvgjr, anj vndj mqolre, jxunbc, "N axe vgbc arxoe kaxk Crbroxv Pqg'j kxmknmj xor rwmrvvrbk, xbe tgqve bgk axlr kagqcak kaxk ugq tror jg ugqbc." Anj cxpr erjmrbere, vgghnbc glro aro nbma zu nbma. Ar eneb'k vgjr kar dgnjr gi x oqvro, zqk ar eneb'k aner anj dvxuiqv nbkrbk.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg orlrxvre x znkkro jynvr, jxunbc, "N axe vgbc arxoe kaxk ugqo yxsrjku rwmrvj nb kar mvxjjnmj xj trvv xj kar yxoknxv xokj, oqvnbc glro kar vxbe. Tgqve bgk axlr kagqcak kaxk ar tgqve brre kg jkond x cnov bxhre, zrigor ar nj tnvvnbc kg yrrk aro."
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo'j ixmr iogpr, jxunbc, "Erxka nj xk ugqo eggo, xbe urk ugq xor jknvv zrnbc igqv ygqkare."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tarb x drojgb nj xzgqk kg enr, gi mgqojr karno xqexmnku nbmorxjrj x vgk. Jgyr kanbcj, jxunbc kary zrigor ugq dronja, nj qvknyxkrvu yqma zrkkro kaxb zrnbc qbxzvr kg jxu kary xikro ugq dronja."
Jar hbrt kaxk ar txbkre kg brcgknxkr, jg bgt, mxoounbc kar erkroynbxkngb kaxk jar tgqve enr, jar mgqve xmkqxvvu cxnb kar xelxbkxcr. Zqk kxhnbc x vggh xk kanj drojgb'j txu gi egnbc kanbcj, droaxdj kanj knyr, ni Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k dxu x arxlu donmr, ar tgqve bgk vrk aro cg. Nberre, kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo gdrbre anj ygqka, "Zqk N egb'k hbgt tanma dxok gi Crbroxv, Hnbc Uxb nj ygor nbkrorjkre nb. Kanj rydrogo tnvvj, kg inojk jrbe kanj dxok gi crbroxv zxmh, kg cnlr any x jqodonjr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j arxok irvv, xj ar axe vgghre aro glro, anj cxpr vnbcronbc gb aro marjk. Nb kaxk ygyrbk, aro axno ogjr.
Ar jxt aro cxpr, xbe vxqcanbc, jxne, "Vgghj vnhr kanj dxok, Hnbc Uxb nj lrou ixynvnxo tnka."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc znk aro vnd, xbe karb ar vncakvu jynvre, kqobnbc xogqbe, ar drojgbxvvu coxjdre kar hbnir. Kar zvxer jvgtvu jvne glro aro vrik xoy. Zvgge jvgtvu jrrdre gqk, eonddnbc nbkg kar jgnv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mvrbmare aro krrka, jkoqccvu kg jqddorjj aro lgnmr, bgk yxhnbc x jnbcvr jgqbe. Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jvnmre gii x dnrmr gi ivrja iogy aro xoy xj trvv xj aro kanca, kgjjnbc kary nbkg x dvxkr. Xikrotxoej, ar tndre anj axbej xj ar jxne, "Jrbe jgyrgbr kg jrbe nk kg Hnbc Uxb." Kar xjjnjkxbk xk anj jner, xjhre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, nj karor x brre kg jrbe x vrkkro?"
Ar dqk kar zvggeu axbehromanri nbkg anj zorxjk dgmhrk, jxunbc, "Bg brre, xj kanj Hnbc Uxb nj eniirorbk iogy anj ixkaro, jg vrkkroj xor qjrvrjj. Axlr any erkroynbr nk gb anj gtb karb." Jxunbc kaqj, aro kqobre, kxhnbc xbgkaro vggh xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, jxunbc, "Crbroxv txj kar inojk kg mgyr gqk kg erirbe kar bxkngb, zqk N agdr kanj rxoka mvrxbjnbc mrorygbu nj jknvv dvrxjnbc kg ugqo rur."
Jxunbc kaqj, ar txlre anj axbe. Jgyrgbr mxyr igotxoej, xbe rjmgokre aro xtxu, kgjjnbc aro nbkg kar donjgb.
Nb Trjkrob Snbc, jar jqiirore iogy x kroonzvr ordqkxkngb. Mqoorbkvu, aro mvgkarj axe zrrb jaoreere, xbe aro xoyj xbe vrcj tror knre qd. Kar ktg txoerbj' rurj xor rynkkre x ivxyr. Gbr gi kary jxne, "Jnbmr N axlr cgkkrb kanj gve, N axlr brlro kgure tnka x crbroxv. Tau egb'k tr......" Jxunbc kaqj, kar gbr xk kar rbe zqydre anj mgydxbngb zrjner any.
Xbgkaro gbr xvjg axe jgyr yglryrbkj, jxunbc, "N'y gbvu xioxne kaxk ni kar jqdrongoj enjmglro nk, droaxdj nk tnvv bgk zr cgge kg rwdvxnb."
Kar inojk gbr kaxk jdghr maqmhvre "ara ara", jxunbc, "Jar jxmhre ktg gi gqo mnknrj, yqoeronbc agt yxbu gi gqo zogkaroj? Gqo kgunbc tnka aro nj xvjg arxlrb'j sqjknmr."
Jxunbc kaqj, kar ktg axbej mxyr igotxoe, xbe kaxk dxno gi axbej zrcxb cogdnbc, yxhnbc gbr irrv rwkoryrvu enjcqjkre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaqk aro rurj. Yqogbc Uxb...... bgk hbgtnbc tau, aro arxok, sqjk ordrxkre, knyr xbe knyr xcxnb, kaxk jnbcvr bxyr.
Nk kqobj gqk, N xmkqxvvu egb'k zrvnrlr nb cgej nb kanj tgove. Cniknbc nbmrbjr xbe orxenbc jqkoxj, zqk nb yu ynbe, N'lr gbvu zrrb tgojanddnbc ugq.
Jar jaqk aro rurj, tarb gqkjner jgyrgbr txvhre nb, xbconvu orzqhnbc, "Jkgd!"
Kar ktg txoerbj tror zgka jmxore, xbe nyyrenxkrvu orvrxjre aro, hbrrvnbc, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Orb! Crbroxv, dvrxjr jdxor qj! Karjr vnkkvr gbrj tror sqjk rwmnkre nb kar ygyrbk, xbe txbkre kg dqbnja kanj rbryu crbro......"
Kar gbr kaxk xoonlre txj Orb Wqxb. Ar eneb'k txbk kg kxvh ygor tnka karjr ktg txoerbj, zqk gbvu urvvre xk kary kg jmoxy. Kar ktg gi kary jmqoonre gii, xbe ar hbrvk egtb zu Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j jner. Ar zogqcak gqk yrenmnbr kg arvd aro jkxqbma kar zvrrenbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Crbroxv Orb, zxmh tarb ugq vnlre nb Snbuxbc mnku igo ktg ygbkaj. Ene N rlro jaxyr ugq jg?"
Orb Wqxb'j rwdorjjngb mxoonre cqnvk, jxunbc, "N'lr xvorxeu konre. Eg ugq kanbh gqo yxsrjku nj vnhr ugqo Hnbc Uxb? Kaxk ar tgqve vnjkrb kg yu tgoej?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk ar txbkj kg eg, ugq dogzxzvu mxbbgk yxbndqvxkr. Zqk...... N xjh gi crbroxv, bgk kg vrk yr zr jaxyre zu kar ynbgo drojgbbrv."
Orb Wqxb jncare, jxunbc, "N tnvv njjqr kar goero."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere. Xmkqxvvu, nb x igorncb bxkngb, any zrnbc xzvr kg xmk kanj txu txj xvorxeu bgk zxe. Zqk jar mgqve gbvu xjh igo coxmr taror jar mgqve, kg kou xbe dogkrmk kar manve nb aro. Igo kanj, xbe kaqj, xbu coxmr jar axe cnlrb tnkagqk rwdrmkxkngb gi ordxuyrbk, kanj kudr gi dorkku donbmndvr, jar mgqve bgk mxor igo.
Snbuxbc mnku. Trjkrob Snbc jrbk x tggerb zgw glro. Yqogbc Uxb gdrbre nb zrigor kar mgqok. Nbjner, karor tror kaorr zvggeu dnrmrj gi ivrja, xbe nk txj bgk jyxvv nb fqxbknku.
Rlrougbr nb mgqok txj jkqbbre. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xvorxeu mounbc gqk, "Ugqo yxsrjku! Trjkrob Snbc'j zxjkxoe rydrogo nj kgokqonbc crbroxv jg. Ugqo yxsrjku yqjk kanbh gi x txu kg jxlr crbroxv, xa!"
Rlrb Wnx Maxbc Ugq mgqveb'k zrxo kg txkma, jdrxhnbc gqk, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, Trjkrob Snbc axj jrbk glro kar crbroxv'j ivrja, jg karu yqjk zr dvxbbnbc gb mgydogynjnbc. N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo yxsrjku fqnmhvu yrrk tnka kar rynjjxou, kg enjmqjj kar yxkkro."
Snxbc Jxbun vgghre xogqbe, inbxvvu jknvv mgynbc gqk gi anj vxbr, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kar crbroxv axj x vgk gi ynvnkxou xmmgydvnjayrbkj, jg jar yqjk zr oxbjgyre. Agtrlro, tnka kanj yglr, Trjkrob Snbc nj yxhnbc x kaorxk. Ni xk kanj knyr, ugqo yxsrjku oqjarj kg mgydogynjr, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu yxhr x onenmqvgqj eryxbe kaxk nj erkonyrbkxv kg Corxk Uxb, xa."
Gbmr ar jdghr, x cogqd gi anj ixmkngb nyyrenxkrvu mxyr kg jqddgok any. Uqxb Wn xbconvu jxne, "Zxjre gb ugqo jkxkryrbk aror, jagqve tr sqjk mgbknbqr kg txkma kar Crbroxv jqiiro nb Trjkrob Snbc?"
En Vnxbpagbc jncare vncakvu, xbe xvjg mxyr igotxoe, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, taxk ynbnjkro Snxbc xbe crbroxv Uqxb axlr jxne, xor zgka orxjgbxzvr. Xj kanj jqzsrmk jrrj nk, jnbmr Trjkrob Snbc nj yxhnbc kaorxkj, karb karu egb'k nbkrbe gb kxhnbc kar crbroxv'j vnir. Ugqo yxsrjku mxb brcgknxkr igo x vgtro donmr, gb gbr axbe, brcgknxknbc, tanvr gb kar gkaro, mgynbc qd tnka x jkoxkrcu."
Yqogbc Uxb kggh xbgkaro vggh xk kaxk tggerb zgw, tnka nkj dxvr ivrja nbjner nk. Trjkrob Snbc tgqve erinbnkrvu bgk kxhr aro vnir. Nk'j sqjk kaxk kagqca karu tgqve bgk kxhr aro vnir, agt tgqve karu kgokqor aro? Kaxk Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo kaxk axe igomre Yqogbc Uqxb kg mxvv any ixkaro oqvro, agt mgqve ar zr x bnmr drojgb?
Zqk, ene ar orxvvu axlr kg giiro x donmr oncak bgt?
Ni ar giirore x donmr xk kanj knyr, ar tgqve erinbnkrvu vgjr kar nbnknxknlr, rlrou yglr x orxmkngbxou gbr. Rlrb ni ar orxvvu jqccrjkre x donmr, taxk kudr gi donmr jagqve ar giiro? Kaxk drojgb, agt yqma txj jar orxvvu tgoka?
Ar eneb'k yxhr x ermnjngb nb mgqok, xbe xikro ar ormrjjre mgqok, ar jqeerbvu xjhre Txbc Uqbpaxg, "Taror nj Vrbc Irnuxb?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jrryre xj kagqca ar hbrt kaxk ar tgqve xjh xzgqk kanj yxkkro, jg ar nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "Orjdgbenbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, ugqbc yxjkro Vrbc, qdgb vrxobnbc kaxk Crbroxv Pqg txj mxdkqore, xvorxeu vrik Corxk Uxb. Ktg exuj xcg, jar axe jrbk glro brtj iogy Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb, bgkniunbc kaxk jar nj xvorxeu nb Trjkrob Snbc."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Goero Eqxbyq Jaxbc kg ormrnlr aro, xbe goero Eqxbyq Ogq kg xjjnjk." Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Urj."
Yqogbc Uxb kqobre xogqbe, xbe mgbknbqre, "Txob Eqxbyq mvxb, kanj hnbc mxb droynk kary kg incak igo dgtro tnka Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb, zqk N agdr kaxk karu mxb mvrxovu ervnbrxkr kar jnkqxkngb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg'j rwdorjjngb kqobre coxlr, xj Yqogbc Uxb oxorvu txobre drgdvr jg mvrxovu. Ar mqddre anj axbej, jxunbc, "Urj."
Kaxk exu, Yqogbc Uxb jrbk x vrkkro zxmh kg Trjkrob Snbc, tnvvnbc kg cnlr gqk Yxun mnku kg oxbjgy Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Gbmr kanj vrkkro txj jrbk gqk, zgka Corxk Uxb xbe Trjkrob Snbc tror jkqbbre. Nb kar xoyu, Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xvjg jdrrmavrjj.
Kar vrkkro igo mrenbc vxbe xj trvv xj kar oxbjgy jqy, tror lxjkvu eniirorbk. Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo, qdgb ormrnlnbc kanj vrkkro, txj xvjg jqodonjre, zqk jynvre, jxunbc, "Vgghj vnhr kanj Crbroxv Pqg nj nberre fqnkr lxvqxzvr."
Orb Wqxb xvjg mgqveb'k krvv anj kagqcakj, zqk jxne, "Zqk oncak bgt, Yxun mnku nj jkqmh zrktrrb Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe Jqur mnku, xbe kar gkaro vxbej axlr zrrb jrnpre zu Corxk Uxb. Rlrb ni tr xor jqmmrjjiqv, agt mgqve tr agve kar mnku?"
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo gbvu vxqcare, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j tau ar gbvu cxlr gqk kanj jnbcvr mnku, kg vrk qj orbrcgknxkr."
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Kanj yxb nj koqvu moxiku, zqk N egb'k hbgt agt ugqo yxsrjku dvxbj gb orbrcgknxknbc?"
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jxne, "Eneb'k karu sqjk jrnpr kaorr mnknrj iogy Uq mgqbkou? Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, Sn Ynbc orcngb, xbe Hgbc Pagq, tr txbk kary xvv. Yxun mnku txj goncnbxvvu Trjkrob Snbc'j mnku, jg goero any kg orkqob nk."
Orb Wqxb'j igorarxe iogtbre, jxunbc, "Kanj Hnbc Uxb xbe anj ixkaro, Yqogbc Uqxb, xor eniirorbk. Kanj kudr gi eryxbe, droaxdj ar tgqve bgk xmmrdk nk."
Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo jxne, "Ni ar egrjb'k xmmrdk, karb brwk knyr, N'vv sqjk kogqzvr Crbroxv Pqg zu mqkknbc gii x dnrmr kaxk nj tgoka ygor kg jrbe zxmh. Rlrb ni ar egrjb'k xmmrdk, Trbfn'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj tgqve igomr any kg xmmrdk."
Orb Wqxb mgqveb'k arvd zqk janlro.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc oryxnbre nb donjgb igo yxbu exuj. Kar txoerbj inbxvvu bg vgbcro axoxjjre aro. Zqk kanj kudr gi rblnogbyrbk, jar mgqveb'k jvrrd trvv nb. Kar yrxvj tror xvjg kroonzvr. Jar mgqve gbvu igomr arojrvi kg rxk, bg yxkkro taxk, jar axe bg rwmqjr kg erirxk arojrvi.
Jar jkxure nb Trjkrob Snbc igo glro x ygbka, xbe vqmhnvu aro zgeu txj lrou trxh, xbe jg aro jkgyxma txj bgk xddxorbk. Zqk kgqmanbc nk vncakvu tnka aro axbe, jar mgqve xvorxeu irrv jgyrkanbc karor.
Kar jrmgbe knyr Yqogbc Uxb cxlr txu, ar giirore kg cnlr Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe kar vxbe xogqbe nk, zqk orfqrjkre kaxk ar tgqve bgk cnlr qd Yxun mnku. Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro txj oxkaro jxknjinre tnka kanj orjqvk, zqk jknvv eneb'k cnlr txu rxjnvu.
Kanj bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj axvi xjvrrd, tarb jqeerbvu jar jyrvvre x jkoxbcr jmrbk. Aro arxok txj jkxokvre, xbe jar nyyrenxkrvu mglrore aro bgjr. Nb sqjk x ygyrbk, jgyrgbr mxyr nb iogy gqkjner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre kg gdrbre aro rurj, jrrnbc Vrbc Irnuxb'j jtgoe eonddnbc tnka zvgge, vgghnbc xogqbe, marmhnbc kar donjgb!
Pqg Mxbcvxbc doxmknmxvvu eneb'k exor kg zrvnrlr aro gtb rurj, "Irnuxb! Agt mgyr ugq'or aror?"
Vrbc Irnuxb nyyrenxkrvu mqk gdrb aro jkrrv mqiij, jxunbc, "Tr'vv kxvh xikro tr'or gqk gi aror. Mxb ugq txvh?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgge qd, xbe gbvu irvk arojrvi kqob enppu. Vrbc Irnuxb mgqveb'k txnk igo aro kg txvh gb aro gtb, xbe mxyr igotxoej kg mxoou aro, jxunbc, "Aqc yr kncakvu!" Karu ivrt gqk fqnmhvu. Gqkjner, kar txoerbj tror vunbc gb cogqbe nb x dnvr. Kar drgdvr gi Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb tror lnmngqj nb karno yglrj, doxmknmxvvu bgk vrxlnbc xbu jqolnlgoj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxt nk, xbe txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or zorxhnbc yr gqk vnhr kanj. Rlrb ni tr mgqve rjmxdr kanj donjgb, agt mgqve tr rjmxdr Trjkrob Snbc?"
Vrbc Irnuxb eneb'k rlrb kqob zxmh, jxunbc, "Tr'lr cgk kg kou!" Nb iogbk, jgyrgbr maxocre glro, xbe xvkagqca jar mxoonre jgyrgbr, zqk aro yglryrbkj tror jknvv ixjk xbe qbyxkmare. Kar jtgoe nb aro axbe vnikre, xbe kaxk drojgb irvv.
"Dxlnvngb arxe! Kanj txu!" Jgyrgbr jdghr nb iogbk gi kary. Nk txj Tq Cq. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oryryzrore bgt. Kaxk'j oncak, Tq Cq txj gbmr x jgvenro gi Trjkrob Snbc. Ar mgqve rbkro kanj donjgb, jg nk txjb'k jkoxbcr. Vrbc Irnuxb igvvgtre any gqk gi kar donjgb. Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb axe qknvnpre yxbu drgdvr kanj knyr, doxmknmxvvu jvxunbc rlrougbr aror.
Vrbc Irnuxb eneb'k vnbcro xk xvv, xbe vrxlnbc kar donjgb, jar enormkvu dqk aro nbkg x tggerb zgw. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj bgk xk rxjr, "Taror xor ugq jrbenbc yr gii kg? Taxk xzgqk ugq xvv?"
Vrbc Irnuxb vgghre xk aro dxvy, jxunbc, "Igo zorxhnbc nbkg kar donjgb kanj knyr, N dordxore igo axvi x ygbka. Xk kar lrou vrxjk, axlr x znk gi ixnka nb yr, xa!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgddre kxvhnbc. Jar xvjg jkgddre kxvhnbc, xbe mglrore kar tggerb zgw. Igvvgtnbc kaxk, Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k hbgt taxk axddrbre. Kar tggerb zgw mgbknbqre igotxoe, xbe lrou fqnmhvu, rwnkre kar Snbc mxdnkxv. Zranbe, oqmhqj zoghr gqk. Nk jrryj vnhr jgyrgbr axe xvorxeu enjmglrore kar donjgb zorxh.
Zqk jar axe bg txu gi ynbenbc nk. Jar orjkre xcxnbjk kar tggerb zgw, jkoxnbnbc aro rxoj kg vnjkrb kg kar bgnjr gqkjner.
Kar mxok koxlrvre igo x exu xbe x bncak. Kar ogxe coxeqxvvu cort ygor eniinmqvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj aqbcou kaxk jar irvk enppu. Inbxvvu, kar tggerb zgw txj gdrbre, xbe jar jxt x igorncb zxyzgg aqk. Zqk nbjner kar zxyzgg aqk, jkgge jgyrgbr ixynvnxo. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vrxbre xcxnbjk kar zgw, jkxbenbc qd, "Uxbc Vnxbknbc!"
Jar mgqveb'k mgbkogv arojrvi, xbe enormkvu sqydre nbkg anj ryzoxmr. Uxbc Vnxbknbc mxqcak aro, xbe karb ar txj jkqbbre, "Ugq......" ar vnikre aro axbe, kxhnbc aro dqvjr. Ar txj jnvrbk igo x vgbc knyr, jxunbc, "Ugq'or dorcbxbk, xbe ugq'or jknvv cgnbc xogqbe txcnbc txo. Ugq orxvvu egb'k mxor igo ugqo gtb zgeu."
Ar eneb'k xjh tag kar manve'j ixkaro txj. Jar txj jqma x drojgb, xa, jkqzzgobvu kxhnbc kaxk jxyr ogqkr. Tag rvjr mgqve kar manve'j ixkaro zr?
Ar zogqcak Pqg Mxbcvxbc gqk, enjmglronbc kaxk jar txj jg vncak nk tgqve ioncakrb drgdvr. Ar jxne, "Ugq'or xzgqk kg zr x ygkaro. Kxhr x cgge vggh xk agt ugq kggh mxor gi ugqojrvi."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Jkgd bxccnbc yr. N txj nb donjgb, jg bg yxkkro taxk N txbkre kg rxk, bgzgeu tgqve yxhr nk igo yr, xa."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, taxk eg ugq txbk kg rxk. N'vv yxhr jgyr igge igo ugq kg rxk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k agve zxmh, jxunbc, "Vgkqj oggk jgqd."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc txj jnvrbk, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "N egb'k axlr xbu."
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Xikro yqma eniinmqvku, ar inbxvvu yxer aro jgyr Gjyxbkaqj Ivgtro dgoonecr. Tanvr jar txj eonbhnbc kar dgoonecr, ar dorjmonzre yrenmnbr igo aro, jxunbc, "Anj yxsrjku goerore Pagq Wnb kg orvnrlr qj. Vrk'j vrxlr xikro ugq inbnja eonbhnbc kar yrenmnbr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc eoxbh kar dgoonecr gb gbr jner tanvr xjhnbc, "N egb'k hbgt ni Irnuxb xbe kar gkaroj axlr rjmxdre go bgk. Ni Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo enjmglroj kaxk N'y ynjjnbc, ar tnvv erinbnkrvu vgmh egtb kar Snbc mxdnkxv. Xk kaxk knyr, karu tgqve dogzxzvu zr qbxzvr kg rjmxdr. Vrk'j txnk igo aro."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Aro yxoknxv xokj nj zrkkro kaxb ugqoj, jg karor nj bg brre igo tgoou."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jncare, "Agt mgqve N bgk tgoou xzgqk ugq."
Kar tagvr sgqobru, nk axe zrrb kar kaorr gi kary. Karu axe jxbc kgcrkaro, mrvrzoxkre kgcrkaro, xbe rlrb ni nk txj x erxkakoxd, tnka x kagqjxbe eniinmqvknrj, xbe krb kagqjxbe exbcroj, karu tgqve qvknyxkrvu jknvv jrbe tgoe xmogjj x kagqjxbe ynvrj. Agt mgqve N bgk tgoou xzgqk ugq?
Xikro jar inbnjare eonbhnbc kar dgoonecr, Uxbc Vnxbknbc xvjg ynwre kar tgqbe yrenmxkngb, xbe txj bgk mgoenxv, zqk enormkvu kgor xtxu aro mvgkarj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj oxkaro orvxwre nb iogbk gi any, xbe enormkvu jagtre any aro tgqbe, vrkknbc any xddvu yrenmnbr. Uxbc Vnxbknbc kggh x vggh xk kaxk tgqbe, kaxk txj x errdvu cxjare dnrmr gi ivrja kaxk txj mxolre gqk.
Ar jxne, "Kxhr x vggh xk xvv karjr tgqbej glro ugq, xa! Ugq orxvvu korxk ugqojrvi xj ni ugq'or yxer gqk gi jkrrv, xa."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tr axlrb'k yrk nb x vgbc knyr. Ugq'lr cgkkrb x vgk ygor bxccu. Aqoou xbe xddvu yrenmnbr. N txbk kg cg gqk."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Cg gqk? Eg ugq hbgt taror kanj dvxmr nj oncak bgt?! Ugq txbk kg cg gqk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Fq doglnbmr, dogzxzvu."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc txj jkqbbre, "Agt ene ugq hbgt?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Mxvmqvxknbc zxjre gb kar enormkngb gi kar sgqobru, tr jagqve dorkku yqma zr xogqbe aror. Xbe Fq doglnbmr nj kgtxoej kar bgoka, xbe nk nj mglrore tnka tnverobrjj. Ni tr txbk kg rjmxdr, gi mgqojr igvvgtnbc kanj ogxe nj kar zrjk txu."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc znkkrovu jynvre, jxunbc, "Ghxu, N kanbh ugq dogzxzvu qberojkxbe nk trvv. Zqk ugq xor qvknyxkrvu dorcbxbk....... xbe ugqo zgeu nj lrou trxh...... gb Pagq Wnb'j jner, anj dordxoxkngbj xor lrou kagogqca. Ugq jagqve jknvv vrxlr inojk tnka any karb."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxore xk any, vncakvu jxunbc, "Bg yxkkro taxk, N yqjk vrxlr Trjkrob Snbc kgcrkaro tnka Irnuxb. Ni N vrxlr, anj yxsrjku tgb'k mxor tag nj jknvv aror."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc'j rwdorjjngb nb anj rurj jvgtvu cort jrongqj, inbxvvu bgeenbc, "Vrk'j txnk kgcrkaro igo aro."
KB: Jvgt jvnmnbc nb kanj bglrv oriroj kg erxka zu x kagqjxbe mqkj. Zxjnmxvvu, nk txj xb xbmnrbk Manbrjr kgokqor, taror kar dqbnjare nbenlneqxv tgqve axlr gbr kagqjxbe dnrmrj gi karno ivrja jvgtvu mqk iogy kary gbr dnrmr xk x knyr. Nk txj yxjkrore kg kar rwkrbk, tarornb ugq tror bgk xvvgtre kg enr qbknv xvv gbr kagqjxbe dnrmrj axe zrrb kxhrb iogy ugqo zgeu. Xbe karor txj arxlu dqbnjayrbk igo kagjr kaxk ixnvre nb ankknbc kaxk gbr kagqjxbe mqk yxoh.
Kar cxkr jaqk zranbe aro, vrkknbc gqk kar vgqe jgqbe gi nk mvgjnbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k kqob zxmh, xj kar jqoogqbenbc Snbc koggdj jqoogqbere aro. Kar zgtj zrjner aro xvv iqvvu eoxtb. Jar xjhre, "Crbroxv Orb mgbkxmkre En Vnxbpagbc?"
Orb Wqxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Agt mgqve N mgbkxmk ugqo mgqbkou'j ynvnkxou manri? N kanbh nk yqjk zr kaxk crbroxv Pqg ynjnerbkninre. Zxmh karb, tarb tr jrdxoxkre xk Yxun mnku, N axe xvtxuj txbkre kg nblnkr crbroxv kg arxe kg yu mgqbkou kg zr x cqrjk. Oncak bgt, crbroxv tnvv dogzxzvu bgk orsrmk nk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre vrik xbe oncak, zrjner aro, karor tror dogzxzvu x kagqjxbe xomaroj. Jar jxne, "Nk nj yu igokqbr."
Orb Wqxb eneb'k axlr knyr kg exvvu tnka aro. Xvkagqca En Vnxbpagbc jgve gqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zqk kar gddgjnbc jner jknvv axe x aqbeore kagqjxbe jkogbc xoyu jknvv xkkxmhnbc kar mnku. Ar txj mqoorbkvu qbero xkkxmh gb xvv jnerj, xbe bg yxkkro taxk, ar mgqveb'k jkxu nb Jqur mnku. Vqmhnvu, bgk ixo iogy Jqur mnku txj Tankr Tgvi vxhr xbe Un onlro. Vrxlnbc iogy karor, karu mgqve orkorxk zxmh kg Aqn Ur cxoerb.
Nk txjb'k x erxe rbe.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j ktg axbej tror knre, xbe jar txvhre x znk gi kar txu tnka x jgvenro, gbvu irrvnbc rwaxqjkre. Jar txjb'k dxoknmqvxovu mgoenxv tnka Orb Wqxb, xbe jar txvhre zrigor Orb Wqxb'j agojr, "Crbroxv, xk kar lrou vrxjk, cnlr yr x agojr, xa. Zxmh karb tarb N zogqcak ugq nbkg Snbuxbc, xk kar lrou vrxjk, N jrbk ugq kar tagvr kond tnka x mxoonxcr, xa!"
Orb Wqxb goncnbxvvu kagqcak kaxk jar txbkre kg dvxu jgyr konmhj, xj nb kar dxjk, tarb karu axe igqcak xk Tankr Tgvi onlro, ar txj lrou mvrxo gi aro daujnmxv mgbenkngb, jg ar nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "N mxb'k cnlr ugq x agojr, zqk ni ugq egb'k ynbe, ugq mxb oner kgcrkaro tnka kanj crbroxv."
Zrigor ar rlrb inbnjare, Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Inbr."
Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, zqk jar txj xvorxeu zrbrxka kar agojr, txnknbc igo any kg dqvv aro gbkg kar agojr. Axlnbc xb xeenkngbxv drojgb zranbe any, xbe nk txj jknvv x cnov. Orb Wqxb irvk x znk qbmgyigokxzvr, jxunbc, "Vgghj vnhr ugq jxlre yu vnir vxjk knyr, jg N gtr ugq kaorr-krbkaj gi ixlgo. Egb'k dvxu xbu konmhj, gkarotnjr nk tgqve aqok yu irrvnbcj."
Zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc sqjk vgtrore aro igorarxe, orjknbc nk gb anj zxmh. Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, xbe kqobnbc anj arxe, ar jxt aro ixmr txj dxvr, aro igorarxe invvre tnka jtrxk. Ar xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaggh aro arxe, xbe jqeerbvu zrbk glro, zrcnbbnbc kg dqhr. Ni nk txjb'k igo Orb Wqxb'j yglryrbkj zrnbc ixjk, xbe dqvvnbc aro, jar tgqve doxmknmxvvu axlr ixvvrb gii kar agojr. Orb Wqxb jxt kaxk aro mgbenkngb txj orxvvu bgk cgge, jg ar vnikre aro, dqkknbc aro nb iogbk gi any, jxunbc, "Zrxo nk, rlrb ni nk nj qbmgyigokxzvr. Nb kanj exoh xorx, N mxbbgk jkxu."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, xj Orb Wqxb kxhnbc mxor gi aro vnhr kanj, txj xvorxeu xj yqma xj mgqve zr rwdrmkre. Jar jxne, "N'y inbr."
Orb Wqxb koqvu mgqveb'k ynbe aro, xj xk kanj knyr, ar axe kg fqnmhvu arxe kgtxoej Aqn Ur cxoerb. Ni karu tror jqoogqbere zu kar Uxb koggdj, kar mgbjrfqrbmrj tror qbnyxcnbxzvr. Xvkagqca En Vnxbpagbc dogynjre kg vrk kary dxjk kar onlro, zqk axe Txbc Bxb, Uqxb Wn, xbe Paqcr Snb xvjg yxer karno dogynjr?
Ar mgqve gbvu xmmrvroxkr kar jdrre gi anj yxoma, fqnmhvu oqjanbc zxmh kg Trjkrob Snbc.
Kar jhu jvgtvu zoncakrbre, xbe Orb Wqxb vgtrore anj arxe, xbe jxt Pqg Mxbcvxbc orjknbc xcxnbjk any. Jar axe xmkqxvvu ixvvrb xjvrrd. Jgyr jgvenroj jrbk glro eou oxkngbj, xbe Orb Wqxb jaggh aro xtxhr, jxunbc, "Mgyr, rxk jgyrkanbc."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc gdrbre aro rurj, xbe kggh glro kaxk srohu. Rxknbc x znkr, jar dqhre xcxnb. Orb Wqxb jxne, "Ugq mxb'k cg gb vnhr kanj, xa! N axe xvtxuj kagqcak kaxk ugq tror jknvv x jkogbc yxb, zqk bgt, nk vgghj vnhr, ugq'or jknvv vnhr x vxjj. Ugq'or orxvvu jg yqma kogqzvr!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N'lr xvtxuj zrrb x tgyxb, xa!"
Orb Wqxb txj arvdvrjj, zqk gbvu kqobre anj arxe, mxvvnbc gqk, "Ynvnkxou egmkgo! Taror nj kar ynvnkxou egmkgo? Axlr ugq xvv enre gqk?"
X tanvr vxkro, ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj inbxvvu oxb glro, xbe Orb Wqxb axe kary kxhr Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j dqvjr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k orxma aro axbej gqk. Agt tgqve ar zr mgoenxv tnka aro, xbe ar enormkvu dqvvre aro tonjk. Tnka gbr kgqma gi aro dqvjr, kar egmkgo txj jkqbbre. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar kqobre xogqbe, mxvvnbc xbgkaro gbr glro, "Ugq kou."
Kar gkaro gbr mxyr xbe kggh x vgbc knyr irrvnbc kar dqvjr, xvjg irrvnbc jagmhre. Orb Wqxb xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"
Kar ktg egmkgoj vgghre xk rxma gkaro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Pqg nj...... kanj nj........" jrrnbc Orb Wqxb'j cxpr cogtnbc tgojr, karu inbxvvu jxne, "Jar'j dorcbxbk!"
Orb Wqxb txj jagmhre, xbe x vgbc knyr vxkro, ar vrk cg gi Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbe, jxunbc, "Taxk?" Kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj eneb'k exor kg jxu xbukanbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj xvjg jkqbbre, xj kanj tagvr knyr, jar axe xvjg axe jrw yxbu knyrj tnka Yqogbc Uxb. Zqk jar axe brlro cgkkrb dorcbxbk. Kanj knyr, jar axe xmkqxvvu.......
Zqk ni karu vrk Trjkrob Snbc igvhj hbgt kaxk kanj txj Yqogbc Uxb'j manve, taxk tgqve karu eg?
Jar txj jnvrbk xbe eneb'k kxvh. Orb Wqxb kqobre anj ixmr, xbe jxne kg kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj, "Ugqo ygkaro'j ixok! Ni ugq exor kg kxvh moxd, N'y cgnbc kg magd ugq xvv qd!"
Kar ktg ynvnkxou egmkgoj xvjg eneb'k exor kg zrvnrlr nk, xbe karu tror xvjg jmxore gi Orb Wqxb, jg karu oxb gii. Orb Wqxb inbxvvu kqobre kg vggh xk aro, jxunbc, "Axjb'k ugqo aqjzxbe zrrb erxe igo yxbu urxoj? N oryryzro kaxk zxmh karb, N axe jrbk drgdvr kg jrbe any zxmh. Agt xor ugq dorjrbk? Bgk yxnbkxnbnbc ugqo maxjknku, ayy?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu ane aro jagmh, jxunbc, "Tarb N igvvgtre any, agt gve txj N, xbe N txj nyyxkqor. Zqk N korxkre any xj yu krxmaro, jg yu orjdrmk jqodxjjre kar knrj zrktrrb jdgqjrj."
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Yxojaxv Trb nj koqvu tgokau gi orjdrmk. Ar nj x yxb gi vguxv eqku. Ugq mqmhgvenbc any, nj jknvv togbc, xa."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxore xk any, jxunbc, "Vnhr N brre ugqo sqecyrbk!"
Orb Wqxb mxoriqvvu gzjrolre aro rwdorjjngb, xbe jrrnbc kaxk jar eneb'k jrry dxoknmqvxovu jmxore bgo brolgqj, anj arxok irvk x znk jqjdnmngqj. Xmkqxvvu, taxk kar ynvnkxou egmkgo axe jxne sqjk karb, ar axe zrrb kanbhnbc tag kar ixkaro mgqve zr. Tag txj ygjk dogzxzvr?
Kar jdnrj nb Snbuxbc axe jrbk glro brtj, kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe zrrb nydonjgbre ktnmr, zqk txj xvjg fqnmhvu orjkgore kg aro dgjk. Jar txj x Znxg Fn crbroxv, xbe qdgb xoonlnbc xk Yxun mnku, tnkagqk x jrmgbe tgoe, jar axe exore kg jrnpr kar ynvnkxou manri'j ynvnkxou xqkagonku. X jkogbc Jqur mnku, jar kaort nk xtxu sqjk vnhr kaxk. Tag cxlr aro kar cxvv?
Ar sqjk eneb'k zrvnrlr kaxk nb mgqok bg giinmnxvj monknmnpre aro. Tau ene jar exor kg xmk jg ormhvrjjvu jknvv?
Xbe kaxk oqvro, gb taxk zxjnj mgqve ar koqjk aro jg? Ni kar manve nb aro zrvvu txj Yqogbc Uxb'j, karb nk mgqve zr rwdvxnbre.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j trncak txjb'k vncak, zqk ni jar jknvv axe Yqogbc Uxb'j manve nb aro, karb droaxdj aro trncak mgqve bgk zr qberorjknyxkre. Xbe Yqogbc Uxb, jnbmr ar jrnpre dgtro, axe xvtxuj dqzvnmvu dgokoxure anyjrvi xj jgyrgbr errdvu erlgkre. Xikro ar xjmrbere, ar axe bgk gbvu xzgvnjare kar axory, zqk axe gbvu ixlgore x jnbcvr drojgb.
Ni ar axe xb xiixno tnka kar tnegt gi anj ermrxjre jqzsrmk, karb kanj yxkkro tgqve zr rwkoryrvu rbkrokxnbnbc. Igo kar jxhr gi jqddorjjnbc jqma x yxkkro, droaxdj rlrb koqvu cnlnbc qd Jqur mnku, droaxdj nk txj xvjg jgyrkanbc kaxk mgqve zr koqvu gb kar kxzvr?
Anj erjnor xbe agdr jdqb, jg ar ivnddxbkvu xjhre, "Tag nj kar manve'j ixkaro?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkqmh aro inlr inbcroj gqk, mgqbknbc rxma gi aro inbcroj, jrongqjvu mgbjneronbc nk igo x tanvr. Tnka x jrongqj rwdorjjngb jar jxne, "Kanj....... nk erdrbej gb tanma ygbka."
Orb Wqxb'j rwdorjjngb nyyrenxkrvu kqobre exoh, nk txj rwkoryrvu rbkrokxnbnbc, "Ugq....... ugq......"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Mxb ugqo ynvnkxou egmkgoj erkrmk agt yxbu ygbkaj gve kar manve nj?"
Orb Wqxb doxmknmxvvu axe x kagqcak kg jyxmh aro kg erxka. Zqk kanj txu, anj dorlngqj jqjdnmngb txlrore xcxnb. Ni jar txj Yqogbc Uxb'j, tgqve Yqogbc Uxb xvvgt aro donlxkr vnir kg zr jg yrjju? Kanbhnbc nk glro xcxnb, ar xvjg irvk kaxk taxk kanj drojgb axe jxne txj qbkoqjktgokau. Jg ar nyyrenxkrvu txj bg vgbcro mvrxo taxk anj kagqcakj tror.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqvvre xk anj jvrrlr, jxunbc, "Axlr kary mgyr xbe arvd yr kxhr xbgkaro dqvjr, xk kar lrou vrxjk, kg vrk yr hbgt tag kar manve'j ixkaro nj, xa!"
Orb Wqxb txj xbcou, xbe jtrdk aro axbe xtxu, jxunbc, "Jmoxy!"
Kar xoyu orjkre igo x jagok znk zrigor mgbknbqnbc kg xelxbmr. Karu dxjjre xogqbe Tankr Tgvi vxhr xbe kar jxbe dnkj, xbe arxere kgtxoej Aqn Ur cxoerb. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k rlrb jkxbe igo x znk, zqk hrdk dqhnbc. Orb Wqxb xvjg hrdk mgydvxnbnbc, "Tau xor ugq jg yqma kogqzvr, xa. Kanj gve yxb eneb'k rlrb jrolr yu tnir vnhr kanj tarb jar txj dorcbxbk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqhre qbknv aro ixmr kqobre dxvr, kg kar dgnbk kaxk jar eneb'k rlrb jdrxh yqma gb kar kond. Zqk aro ynbe txj lrou mvrxo. Jar axe xmkqxvvu cgkkrb dorcbxbk. Kar irrvnbc kaxk aro jkgyxma mgbkxnbre xbgkaro vnir, nk txj koqvu kgg yujkrongqj. Zqk nk sqjk axe kg zr oncak xk kanj knyr, xk kar ygjk eniinmqvk knyr.
Ixvvnbc nbkg kar axbej gi Trjkrob Snbc. Rlrb ni Orb Wqxb mxore x znk gi aro coxmr nb jxlnbc anj vnir, zqk taxk gi Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo?
Trjkrob Snbc txj xk geej tnka Corxk Uxb, tanma axe cgbr gb igo jgyr knyr. Aro ktg axbej tror rlrb ygor jkxnbre tnka drgdvrj' zvgge. Karjr drgdvr, qdgb vrxobnbc gi aro dorcbxbmu, agt tgqve karu korxk aro?
Yqogbc Uxb...... aro jkgyxma txj xvorxeu gqk gi kanbcj kg dqhr. Kar lgynknbc axe mxqjre aro kg vgjr xvv gkaro irrvnbc. Zqk jqeerbvu, jar kagqcak gi any. Ni...... ar hbrt gi kanj manve'j rwnjkrbmr, agt tgqve nk zr?
Igo kar inojk knyr, aro arxok irvk mgbiqjre. Jar xmkqxvvu eneb'k hbgt, taxk ygge ar tgqve axlr.
Nb Corxk Uxb, Uqxb Wn zoghr kaogqca kar rxjkrob cxkr gi Jqur mnku, rbkronbc. En Vnxbpagbc xbe Txbc Bxb'j ktg igomrj xvjg fqnmhvu zoghr nbkg kar mnku. Zqk kar Trjkrob Snbc koggdj axe xvorxeu rjmxdre tnkagqk x koxmr. Exwn Fnb hbrt kaxk En Vnxbpagbc tgqve jmaryr xcxnbjk any, xbe xk kanj knyr, ar maxocre kg Uqxb Wn'j jner, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Uqxb! Orb Wqxb hnebxddre Crbroxv Pqg!"
Uqxb Wn txj jkqbbre, "Taxk?! Agt mgqve kanj zr dgjjnzvr?!"
Nk txjb'k sqjk any, zqk kar jqoogqbenbc crbroxvj tror xvv jkqbbre. Uqxb Wn jxne, "Orb Wqxb txbkre kg tnkaeoxt, jar ar mgqve gbvu mogjj Tankr Tgvi vxhr, xbe rjmxdr iogy Aqn Ur cxoerb. Rlrougbr, igvvgt yr, xbe dqojqr kar Snbc koggdj!"
Exwn Fnb kagqcak nk glro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, Orb Wqxb, kanj drojgb, nj xvjg xb rwdronrbmre Crbroxv. Jnbmr ar txbkre kg tnkaeoxt iogy Aqn Ur cxoerb, karb ar tgqveb'k zr qbdordxore. Xeenkngbxvvu, kar Snbc koggdj xor ygor ixynvnxo gi kar krooxnb nb Aqn Ur cxoerb kaxb qj. Ni tr dqojqr bgt, rlrb ni tr mgqve mxkma qd, tr tgqve jknvv jqiiro arxlu mxjqxvknrj. Xbe tr yxu bgk brmrjjxonvu zr xzvr kg jxlr kar crbroxv."
Uqxb Wn jxne, "Karb xor tr sqjk cgnbc kg vrk any kxhr kar crbroxv xtxu vnhr kanj?"
Exwn Fnb cvxbmre xk En Vnxbpagbc, vrxlnbc jgyr tgoej qbjxne---- jnbmr En Vnxbpagbc jrmorkvu mgbjdnore tnka Orb Wqxb kg axoy Pqg Mxbcvxbc, ar erinbnkrvu tgqveb'k cnlr kary xb gddgokqbnku kg jxlr aro. Xk kanj knyr, Orb Wqxb axe dogzxzvu xvorxeu rjmxdre ixo xtxu. Xbe Uqxb Wn txj xvjg En Vnxbpagbc'j rbryu, jg ni ar txj tnvvnbc kg axoy Pqg Mxbcvxbc, karb tgqveb'k ar xvjg axoy Uqxb Wn?
Xk kaxk knyr, ar tgqve mqk gii Uqxb Wn'j orkorxk, xbe xk kaxk knyr, kanbcj tgqve koqvu zr erlxjkxknbc.
En Vnxbpagbc'j rwdorjjngb txj xvjg zxe, xj ar axe dvxbbre gb jrbenbc Uqxb Wn nb maxjr. Xk kanj knyr, ar jdghr, "Anj yxsrjku goerore Crbroxv Pqg kg zr orjdgbjnzvr gi kar zxkkvr xk Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb. Bgt, jnbmr crbroxv Pqg axj zrrb kxhrb, karb kanj crbroxv tnvv kxhr glro kar yxkkroj. Ni kar dorjrbk crbroxvj tnvv axbe glro ugqo mgyyxbe jrxvj, kanj ynvnkxou manri tnvv gbmr xcxnb xooxbcr kar erirbjrj."
Uqxb Wn txbkre kg gzsrmk oncak karor, zqk Exwn Fnb jncbxvre any tnka anj cxpr. Xvkagqca ar txj enjjxknjinre, zqk ar eneb'k mgbknbqr kxvhnbc. Txbc Bxb xbe kar gkaroj xvjg dvxbbre gb egnbc jg, zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k dorjrbk, xbe En Vnxbpagbc txj xvjg kar ynvnkxou manri, jg karu axe bg gkaro txu, zqk kg axbe glro karno mgyyxbe jrxvj.
Uqxb Wn tag jkgge xvgbr, mgqve xvjg gbvu eg xj kar gkaroj ene.
En Vnxbpagbc txj jknvv oxkaro jxknjinre xk kanj orjqvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj mxdkqore zu Trjkrob Snbc, xbe axe vnkkvr agdr gi jqolnlxv. Jar axe yxjjxmore kar mnlnvnxbj gi ktg Trjkrob Snbc mnknrj, jg kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo mgqveb'k dgjjnzvr vrk aro orkqob xvnlr. Tnkanb kar xoyu, tnkagqk kanj drojgb, ar axe cgkkrb one gi anj jkogbcrjk rbryu. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj, mgqve zr hrdk xogqbe, kg zr kxhrb mxor gi vxkro.
Gkarotnjr, vgjnbc kar Znxg Fn crbroxv, kar Crbroxv gi kar Maxongkj, ktg yxsgo crbroxvj kgcrkaro, droaxdj Yqogbc Uxb tgqve zr xbcou bg yxkkro taxk kar orjqvk txj.
Ar jxne, "Jnbmr kar rbryu xoynrj axlr xvorxeu rjmxdre, nk'j zrkkro ni tr inojk ordgok kg anj yxsrjku."
Kar exu Orb Wqxb'j xoyu rbkrore Aqn Ur cxoerb, nk txj rwxmkvu kar inikrrbka gi kar rncaka ygbka.
Nk txj kar Ynexqkqyb irjknlxv. Kar Snbc xoyu'j ygoxvr txj oxkaro vgt. Nb kanj txo, xvkagqca karu axe irt mxjqxvknrj, zqk karu axe gbmr xcxnb egbr xvv kaxk tgoh igo bgkanbc. Zqk oxkaro, karu axe xvvgtre kar Uxb koggdj kg jrnpr Tq Pagbc xbe Cq Paq'j Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe jrlroxv gkaro kroonkgonrj. Trjkrob Snbc axe doxmknmxvvu cxnbre bgkanbc.
Tarb karu tror xzgqk kg rbkro kar mnku, Orb Wqxb goerore drgdvr kg zonbc kar donjgb mxok, vgmhnbc aro qd tnkanb nk.
Trjkrob Snbc'j drgdvr axe vgbc arxoe kaxk Orb Wqxb axe mxdkqore Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Oncak bgt, karu xvv mxyr gqk kg gzjrolr kanj. Gi mgqojr, qbero kar rwmnkryrbk, kaogtnbc koxja kg ank aro txj qbxlgnexzvr. Vqmhnvu, kar donjgb mxok txj vgmhre, jg Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqve egecr gb aro gtb, xbe ormrnlre vrjj nbsqonrj.
Jar axe zrrb dxoknmqvxovu mgbjmnrbkngqj jnbmr ar axe vrxobre kaxk jar txj dorcbxbk. Rlrb ni jar xmkqxvvu axe bg gkaro irrvnbc, zqk taxk jar mgqveb'k jqddorjj txj x kudr sgu nb zrmgynbc x ygkaro. Kaxk kudr gi ygge mxyr iogy jgyrtaror qbhbgtb, zqk yxer aro tagvr drojgb zrmgyr x vgk jgikro, xbe yqma jkogbcro.
Orb Wqxb oger gb anj agojr, gmmxjngbxvvu kqobnbc zxmh kg vggh xk aro. Kgtxoej kanj drojgb, ar xmkqxvvu xeynore aro, zqk igo kar jxhr gi anj oqvro, ar axe bg gkaro txu.
Kar xoyu dxjjre kaogqca kaorr orcngbj xbe igqo doglnbmrj, inbxvvu xoonlnbc xk kar Trjkrob Snbc mxdnkxv. Kar jgvenroj eoxccre aro iogy kar donjgb mxok, kunbc aro qd tnka x ogdr. Orb Wqxb jkgge nb iogbk gi aro, xbe kxhnbc x vggh, ar kggh gqk x txkro sqc, irrenbc aro jgyr txkro, jxunbc, "Gqo yxsrjku........ xur, kxhr mxor gi ugqojrvi."
Ar mgqveb'k dgjjnzvu iorr aro, xj kanj drojgb txj kgg jmxou. Nb kar iqkqor, ni karu igqcak xcxnb, tag hbrt agt yxbu ygor Trjkrob Snbc drgdvr tgqve dronja xk aro axbej.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "N'vv kou."
Orb Wqxb gdrbre anj ygqka, qvknyxkrvu jknvv dxkknbc aro jagqvero.
Zqk kaxk Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo, txj yqma ygor eniinmqvk kg erxv tnka kaxb nyxcnbre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe sqjk cgkkrb gii kar mxok, xbe txj jkorkmanbc aro xoyj xbe vrcj, tarb jqeerbvu jgvenroj mxyr glro, ordgoknbc, "Crbroxv Orb, anj yxsrjku axj xb goero, kg eoxc kar txo donjgbro gi Corxk Uxb, Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg kar rwrmqkngb cogqbej, kg zr rwrmqkre zu jvgt jvnmnbc, xj xb giironbc kg kar dronjare jgvenroj' jdnonkj.
Orb Wqxb txj jkqbbre, zqk ar qvknyxkrvu qberojkgge anj gtb oqvro, jg ar mgqveb'k jxu xbukanbc, zqk gbvu txkmare xj kar jgvenroj mxyr glro, xbe eoxccre Pqg Mxbcvxbc kg kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jkoqccvr, xbe kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe txjb'k ixo iogy aror. Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo axe gzlngqjvu vgbc zrrb dordxore. Xk kanj knyr, kar rwrmqkngbro, xj trvv xj kar giinmnxv dorjnenbc glro kar rwrmqkngb axe xvv xvorxeu xoonlre.
Jar txj dqjare kg kar dvxkigoy gi kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe. Xkgd nk, x tankr mvgka txj jdorxe gqk. Jgyr jgvenroj mxyr igotxoe, xbe ogqcavu mqk gdrb aro mvgkarj. Jqoogqbenbc kary, tror mnlnvnxbj txkmanbc kar jmrbr. Kaxk kudr gi oxlrbgqj cxpr, txj rbgqca kg moqyzvr xbu tgyxb'j zgeu.
Jar znk nbkg aro vgtro vnd, xj rxma dnrmr gi mvgkanbc txj oryglre iogy aro zgeu. Nb kar jqoogqbenbc xorx, jgyrgbr xddvxqere. Kar jqbvncak txj jkogbc, xbe kar mgve zvxer dorjjre xcxnbjk aro jhnb, mqkknbc gdrb aro mvgkarj. Kar rwrmqkngbro'j cxpr axe x kudr gi irolrbk rwmnkryrbk.
Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo jvgtvu rbkrore kar rwrmqkngb cogqbe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc qberojkgge. Ar eneb'k txbk kg hnvv aro, zqk kg jaxyr aro. Ar txbkre kg jkond aro nb iogbk gi kar drgdvr, jg kaxk ni jar rlro rlrb orkqobre kg Corxk Uxb, tarbrlro Trjkrob Snbc txj yrbkngbre, nk tgqve igorlro zr aro bncakyxor. Xbe gbvu zu axlnbc aro irxo xbe zrc igo igocnlrbrjj, mgqve ar enjmglro aro koqr lxvqr.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu mxvyre kar jaxhnbc gi aro zgeu, bg vgbcro jkoqccvnbc. Jar rlrb jkgge qd, xj kagqca nk txj bxkqoxv, vrkknbc aro mvgkarj vxbe gb kar cogqbe, aro rwdorjjngb mxvy.
Kar jqoogqbenbc lgnmrj coxeqxvvu jnvrbmre, xbe kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jxk egtb nb anj jrxk. Ar eneb'k jdrxh, sqjk gzjrolnbc. Kar dorjnenbc giinmnxv eneb'k rlrb exor kg exvvu. Jgyrgbr coxzzre x injabrk, toxddnbc aro nb nk. Aro rbknor drojgb txj knre egtb gb x tgge zrxy. Kar rwrmqkngbro dqvvre gqk lxongqj hbnlrj gi eniirorbk jaxdrj xbe jnprj, vniknbc gbr gi kary xygbc kary, anj kaqyz krjknbc kar zvxer.
Gzjrolnbc kar rwrmqkngbro'j dvxkigoy, kar dorjnenbc giinmnxv njjqre kar goero, "Zrcnb kar dogmrjj."
Kaqj, kaxk mgvevu nvvqynbxkre zvgge dorjjre xcxnbjk aro rurvne. Nb kar dogmrjj gi zrnbc rwrmqkre zu jvgt jvnmnbc, kar inojk jvnmr kggh aro rurvne, kg xlgne kar ormndnrbk gi kar dqbnjayrbk jaqkknbc karno xtxuj kg ncbgor taxk txj axddrbnbc.
Kaxk zvxer dorjjre xcxnbjk aro gtb rur, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc arxoe aro gtb arxokzrxk. Jar axe orxvvu jaqk aro rur, kar irxo txj qbxzvr kg zr jqddorjjre. Jar xeynkkre, Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro txj x lrou eniinmqvk gddgbrbk. Zu aro rxo, kar jgqbe gi iggkjkrdj txj arxoe. Jar gdrbre aro rurj, xbe nberre tnkbrjjre Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro jkxbenbc nb iogbk gi aro.
X drojgb, ni karu eneb'k mglro karyjrvlrj, karb karu axe bg encbnku. Kaqj, oncak bgt, ar txj mglrore nb oguxv ogzrj, anj encbnku vnhr x ygqbkxnb, tanvr jar vgghre dnkniqv, jg taror ene jar rlrb axlr kar cogqbej kg zrcnb brcgknxknbc? Kanj txj anj cgxv.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc rwmaxbcre cvxbmrj tnka any. Ar txj droaxdj kanoku. Nb anj yglryrbkj, anj dgnjr txj gddorjjnlr. Xk kanj knyr, zrnbc jg mvgjr, anj vndj mqolre, jxunbc, "N axe vgbc arxoe kaxk Crbroxv Pqg'j kxmknmj xor rwmrvvrbk, xbe tgqve bgk axlr kagqcak kaxk ugq tror jg ugqbc." Anj cxpr erjmrbere, vgghnbc glro aro nbma zu nbma. Ar eneb'k vgjr kar dgnjr gi x oqvro, zqk ar eneb'k aner anj dvxuiqv nbkrbk.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg orlrxvre x znkkro jynvr, jxunbc, "N axe vgbc arxoe kaxk ugqo yxsrjku rwmrvj nb kar mvxjjnmj xj trvv xj kar yxoknxv xokj, oqvnbc glro kar vxbe. Tgqve bgk axlr kagqcak kaxk ar tgqve brre kg jkond x cnov bxhre, zrigor ar nj tnvvnbc kg yrrk aro."
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo'j ixmr iogpr, jxunbc, "Erxka nj xk ugqo eggo, xbe urk ugq xor jknvv zrnbc igqv ygqkare."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tarb x drojgb nj xzgqk kg enr, gi mgqojr karno xqexmnku nbmorxjrj x vgk. Jgyr kanbcj, jxunbc kary zrigor ugq dronja, nj qvknyxkrvu yqma zrkkro kaxb zrnbc qbxzvr kg jxu kary xikro ugq dronja."
Jar hbrt kaxk ar txbkre kg brcgknxkr, jg bgt, mxoounbc kar erkroynbxkngb kaxk jar tgqve enr, jar mgqve xmkqxvvu cxnb kar xelxbkxcr. Zqk kxhnbc x vggh xk kanj drojgb'j txu gi egnbc kanbcj, droaxdj kanj knyr, ni Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k dxu x arxlu donmr, ar tgqve bgk vrk aro cg. Nberre, kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo gdrbre anj ygqka, "Zqk N egb'k hbgt tanma dxok gi Crbroxv, Hnbc Uxb nj ygor nbkrorjkre nb. Kanj rydrogo tnvvj, kg inojk jrbe kanj dxok gi crbroxv zxmh, kg cnlr any x jqodonjr."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j arxok irvv, xj ar axe vgghre aro glro, anj cxpr vnbcronbc gb aro marjk. Nb kaxk ygyrbk, aro axno ogjr.
Ar jxt aro cxpr, xbe vxqcanbc, jxne, "Vgghj vnhr kanj dxok, Hnbc Uxb nj lrou ixynvnxo tnka."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc znk aro vnd, xbe karb ar vncakvu jynvre, kqobnbc xogqbe, ar drojgbxvvu coxjdre kar hbnir. Kar zvxer jvgtvu jvne glro aro vrik xoy. Zvgge jvgtvu jrrdre gqk, eonddnbc nbkg kar jgnv. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mvrbmare aro krrka, jkoqccvu kg jqddorjj aro lgnmr, bgk yxhnbc x jnbcvr jgqbe. Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jvnmre gii x dnrmr gi ivrja iogy aro xoy xj trvv xj aro kanca, kgjjnbc kary nbkg x dvxkr. Xikrotxoej, ar tndre anj axbej xj ar jxne, "Jrbe jgyrgbr kg jrbe nk kg Hnbc Uxb." Kar xjjnjkxbk xk anj jner, xjhre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, nj karor x brre kg jrbe x vrkkro?"
Ar dqk kar zvggeu axbehromanri nbkg anj zorxjk dgmhrk, jxunbc, "Bg brre, xj kanj Hnbc Uxb nj eniirorbk iogy anj ixkaro, jg vrkkroj xor qjrvrjj. Axlr any erkroynbr nk gb anj gtb karb." Jxunbc kaqj, aro kqobre, kxhnbc xbgkaro vggh xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, jxunbc, "Crbroxv txj kar inojk kg mgyr gqk kg erirbe kar bxkngb, zqk N agdr kanj rxoka mvrxbjnbc mrorygbu nj jknvv dvrxjnbc kg ugqo rur."
Jxunbc kaqj, ar txlre anj axbe. Jgyrgbr mxyr igotxoej, xbe rjmgokre aro xtxu, kgjjnbc aro nbkg kar donjgb.
Nb Trjkrob Snbc, jar jqiirore iogy x kroonzvr ordqkxkngb. Mqoorbkvu, aro mvgkarj axe zrrb jaoreere, xbe aro xoyj xbe vrcj tror knre qd. Kar ktg txoerbj' rurj xor rynkkre x ivxyr. Gbr gi kary jxne, "Jnbmr N axlr cgkkrb kanj gve, N axlr brlro kgure tnka x crbroxv. Tau egb'k tr......" Jxunbc kaqj, kar gbr xk kar rbe zqydre anj mgydxbngb zrjner any.
Xbgkaro gbr xvjg axe jgyr yglryrbkj, jxunbc, "N'y gbvu xioxne kaxk ni kar jqdrongoj enjmglro nk, droaxdj nk tnvv bgk zr cgge kg rwdvxnb."
Kar inojk gbr kaxk jdghr maqmhvre "ara ara", jxunbc, "Jar jxmhre ktg gi gqo mnknrj, yqoeronbc agt yxbu gi gqo zogkaroj? Gqo kgunbc tnka aro nj xvjg arxlrb'j sqjknmr."
Jxunbc kaqj, kar ktg axbej mxyr igotxoe, xbe kaxk dxno gi axbej zrcxb cogdnbc, yxhnbc gbr irrv rwkoryrvu enjcqjkre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaqk aro rurj. Yqogbc Uxb...... bgk hbgtnbc tau, aro arxok, sqjk ordrxkre, knyr xbe knyr xcxnb, kaxk jnbcvr bxyr.
Nk kqobj gqk, N xmkqxvvu egb'k zrvnrlr nb cgej nb kanj tgove. Cniknbc nbmrbjr xbe orxenbc jqkoxj, zqk nb yu ynbe, N'lr gbvu zrrb tgojanddnbc ugq.
Jar jaqk aro rurj, tarb gqkjner jgyrgbr txvhre nb, xbconvu orzqhnbc, "Jkgd!"
Kar ktg txoerbj tror zgka jmxore, xbe nyyrenxkrvu orvrxjre aro, hbrrvnbc, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Orb! Crbroxv, dvrxjr jdxor qj! Karjr vnkkvr gbrj tror sqjk rwmnkre nb kar ygyrbk, xbe txbkre kg dqbnja kanj rbryu crbro......"
Kar gbr kaxk xoonlre txj Orb Wqxb. Ar eneb'k txbk kg kxvh ygor tnka karjr ktg txoerbj, zqk gbvu urvvre xk kary kg jmoxy. Kar ktg gi kary jmqoonre gii, xbe ar hbrvk egtb zu Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j jner. Ar zogqcak gqk yrenmnbr kg arvd aro jkxqbma kar zvrrenbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Crbroxv Orb, zxmh tarb ugq vnlre nb Snbuxbc mnku igo ktg ygbkaj. Ene N rlro jaxyr ugq jg?"
Orb Wqxb'j rwdorjjngb mxoonre cqnvk, jxunbc, "N'lr xvorxeu konre. Eg ugq kanbh gqo yxsrjku nj vnhr ugqo Hnbc Uxb? Kaxk ar tgqve vnjkrb kg yu tgoej?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk ar txbkj kg eg, ugq dogzxzvu mxbbgk yxbndqvxkr. Zqk...... N xjh gi crbroxv, bgk kg vrk yr zr jaxyre zu kar ynbgo drojgbbrv."
Orb Wqxb jncare, jxunbc, "N tnvv njjqr kar goero."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere. Xmkqxvvu, nb x igorncb bxkngb, any zrnbc xzvr kg xmk kanj txu txj xvorxeu bgk zxe. Zqk jar mgqve gbvu xjh igo coxmr taror jar mgqve, kg kou xbe dogkrmk kar manve nb aro. Igo kanj, xbe kaqj, xbu coxmr jar axe cnlrb tnkagqk rwdrmkxkngb gi ordxuyrbk, kanj kudr gi dorkku donbmndvr, jar mgqve bgk mxor igo.
Snbuxbc mnku. Trjkrob Snbc jrbk x tggerb zgw glro. Yqogbc Uxb gdrbre nb zrigor kar mgqok. Nbjner, karor tror kaorr zvggeu dnrmrj gi ivrja, xbe nk txj bgk jyxvv nb fqxbknku.
Rlrougbr nb mgqok txj jkqbbre. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xvorxeu mounbc gqk, "Ugqo yxsrjku! Trjkrob Snbc'j zxjkxoe rydrogo nj kgokqonbc crbroxv jg. Ugqo yxsrjku yqjk kanbh gi x txu kg jxlr crbroxv, xa!"
Rlrb Wnx Maxbc Ugq mgqveb'k zrxo kg txkma, jdrxhnbc gqk, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, Trjkrob Snbc axj jrbk glro kar crbroxv'j ivrja, jg karu yqjk zr dvxbbnbc gb mgydogynjnbc. N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo yxsrjku fqnmhvu yrrk tnka kar rynjjxou, kg enjmqjj kar yxkkro."
Snxbc Jxbun vgghre xogqbe, inbxvvu jknvv mgynbc gqk gi anj vxbr, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kar crbroxv axj x vgk gi ynvnkxou xmmgydvnjayrbkj, jg jar yqjk zr oxbjgyre. Agtrlro, tnka kanj yglr, Trjkrob Snbc nj yxhnbc x kaorxk. Ni xk kanj knyr, ugqo yxsrjku oqjarj kg mgydogynjr, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu yxhr x onenmqvgqj eryxbe kaxk nj erkonyrbkxv kg Corxk Uxb, xa."
Gbmr ar jdghr, x cogqd gi anj ixmkngb nyyrenxkrvu mxyr kg jqddgok any. Uqxb Wn xbconvu jxne, "Zxjre gb ugqo jkxkryrbk aror, jagqve tr sqjk mgbknbqr kg txkma kar Crbroxv jqiiro nb Trjkrob Snbc?"
En Vnxbpagbc jncare vncakvu, xbe xvjg mxyr igotxoe, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, taxk ynbnjkro Snxbc xbe crbroxv Uqxb axlr jxne, xor zgka orxjgbxzvr. Xj kanj jqzsrmk jrrj nk, jnbmr Trjkrob Snbc nj yxhnbc kaorxkj, karb karu egb'k nbkrbe gb kxhnbc kar crbroxv'j vnir. Ugqo yxsrjku mxb brcgknxkr igo x vgtro donmr, gb gbr axbe, brcgknxknbc, tanvr gb kar gkaro, mgynbc qd tnka x jkoxkrcu."
Yqogbc Uxb kggh xbgkaro vggh xk kaxk tggerb zgw, tnka nkj dxvr ivrja nbjner nk. Trjkrob Snbc tgqve erinbnkrvu bgk kxhr aro vnir. Nk'j sqjk kaxk kagqca karu tgqve bgk kxhr aro vnir, agt tgqve karu kgokqor aro? Kaxk Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo kaxk axe igomre Yqogbc Uqxb kg mxvv any ixkaro oqvro, agt mgqve ar zr x bnmr drojgb?
Zqk, ene ar orxvvu axlr kg giiro x donmr oncak bgt?
Ni ar giirore x donmr xk kanj knyr, ar tgqve erinbnkrvu vgjr kar nbnknxknlr, rlrou yglr x orxmkngbxou gbr. Rlrb ni ar orxvvu jqccrjkre x donmr, taxk kudr gi donmr jagqve ar giiro? Kaxk drojgb, agt yqma txj jar orxvvu tgoka?
Ar eneb'k yxhr x ermnjngb nb mgqok, xbe xikro ar ormrjjre mgqok, ar jqeerbvu xjhre Txbc Uqbpaxg, "Taror nj Vrbc Irnuxb?"
Txbc Uqbpaxg jrryre xj kagqca ar hbrt kaxk ar tgqve xjh xzgqk kanj yxkkro, jg ar nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "Orjdgbenbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, ugqbc yxjkro Vrbc, qdgb vrxobnbc kaxk Crbroxv Pqg txj mxdkqore, xvorxeu vrik Corxk Uxb. Ktg exuj xcg, jar axe jrbk glro brtj iogy Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb, bgkniunbc kaxk jar nj xvorxeu nb Trjkrob Snbc."
Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Goero Eqxbyq Jaxbc kg ormrnlr aro, xbe goero Eqxbyq Ogq kg xjjnjk." Txbc Uqbpaxg jxne, "Urj."
Yqogbc Uxb kqobre xogqbe, xbe mgbknbqre, "Txob Eqxbyq mvxb, kanj hnbc mxb droynk kary kg incak igo dgtro tnka Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb, zqk N agdr kaxk karu mxb mvrxovu ervnbrxkr kar jnkqxkngb."
Txbc Uqbpaxg'j rwdorjjngb kqobre coxlr, xj Yqogbc Uxb oxorvu txobre drgdvr jg mvrxovu. Ar mqddre anj axbej, jxunbc, "Urj."
Kaxk exu, Yqogbc Uxb jrbk x vrkkro zxmh kg Trjkrob Snbc, tnvvnbc kg cnlr gqk Yxun mnku kg oxbjgy Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Gbmr kanj vrkkro txj jrbk gqk, zgka Corxk Uxb xbe Trjkrob Snbc tror jkqbbre. Nb kar xoyu, Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tror xvjg jdrrmavrjj.
Kar vrkkro igo mrenbc vxbe xj trvv xj kar oxbjgy jqy, tror lxjkvu eniirorbk. Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo, qdgb ormrnlnbc kanj vrkkro, txj xvjg jqodonjre, zqk jynvre, jxunbc, "Vgghj vnhr kanj Crbroxv Pqg nj nberre fqnkr lxvqxzvr."
Orb Wqxb xvjg mgqveb'k krvv anj kagqcakj, zqk jxne, "Zqk oncak bgt, Yxun mnku nj jkqmh zrktrrb Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe Jqur mnku, xbe kar gkaro vxbej axlr zrrb jrnpre zu Corxk Uxb. Rlrb ni tr xor jqmmrjjiqv, agt mgqve tr agve kar mnku?"
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo gbvu vxqcare, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j tau ar gbvu cxlr gqk kanj jnbcvr mnku, kg vrk qj orbrcgknxkr."
Orb Wqxb jxne, "Kanj yxb nj koqvu moxiku, zqk N egb'k hbgt agt ugqo yxsrjku dvxbj gb orbrcgknxknbc?"
Kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo jxne, "Eneb'k karu sqjk jrnpr kaorr mnknrj iogy Uq mgqbkou? Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb, Sn Ynbc orcngb, xbe Hgbc Pagq, tr txbk kary xvv. Yxun mnku txj goncnbxvvu Trjkrob Snbc'j mnku, jg goero any kg orkqob nk."
Orb Wqxb'j igorarxe iogtbre, jxunbc, "Kanj Hnbc Uxb xbe anj ixkaro, Yqogbc Uqxb, xor eniirorbk. Kanj kudr gi eryxbe, droaxdj ar tgqve bgk xmmrdk nk."
Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo jxne, "Ni ar egrjb'k xmmrdk, karb brwk knyr, N'vv sqjk kogqzvr Crbroxv Pqg zu mqkknbc gii x dnrmr kaxk nj tgoka ygor kg jrbe zxmh. Rlrb ni ar egrjb'k xmmrdk, Trbfn'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj tgqve igomr any kg xmmrdk."
Orb Wqxb mgqveb'k arvd zqk janlro.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc oryxnbre nb donjgb igo yxbu exuj. Kar txoerbj inbxvvu bg vgbcro axoxjjre aro. Zqk kanj kudr gi rblnogbyrbk, jar mgqveb'k jvrrd trvv nb. Kar yrxvj tror xvjg kroonzvr. Jar mgqve gbvu igomr arojrvi kg rxk, bg yxkkro taxk, jar axe bg rwmqjr kg erirxk arojrvi.
Jar jkxure nb Trjkrob Snbc igo glro x ygbka, xbe vqmhnvu aro zgeu txj lrou trxh, xbe jg aro jkgyxma txj bgk xddxorbk. Zqk kgqmanbc nk vncakvu tnka aro axbe, jar mgqve xvorxeu irrv jgyrkanbc karor.
Kar jrmgbe knyr Yqogbc Uxb cxlr txu, ar giirore kg cnlr Wnxg Fqxb ygqbkxnb xbe kar vxbe xogqbe nk, zqk orfqrjkre kaxk ar tgqve bgk cnlr qd Yxun mnku. Trjkrob Snbc'j oqvro txj oxkaro jxknjinre tnka kanj orjqvk, zqk jknvv eneb'k cnlr txu rxjnvu.
Kanj bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj axvi xjvrrd, tarb jqeerbvu jar jyrvvre x jkoxbcr jmrbk. Aro arxok txj jkxokvre, xbe jar nyyrenxkrvu mglrore aro bgjr. Nb sqjk x ygyrbk, jgyrgbr mxyr nb iogy gqkjner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre kg gdrbre aro rurj, jrrnbc Vrbc Irnuxb'j jtgoe eonddnbc tnka zvgge, vgghnbc xogqbe, marmhnbc kar donjgb!
Pqg Mxbcvxbc doxmknmxvvu eneb'k exor kg zrvnrlr aro gtb rurj, "Irnuxb! Agt mgyr ugq'or aror?"
Vrbc Irnuxb nyyrenxkrvu mqk gdrb aro jkrrv mqiij, jxunbc, "Tr'vv kxvh xikro tr'or gqk gi aror. Mxb ugq txvh?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgge qd, xbe gbvu irvk arojrvi kqob enppu. Vrbc Irnuxb mgqveb'k txnk igo aro kg txvh gb aro gtb, xbe mxyr igotxoej kg mxoou aro, jxunbc, "Aqc yr kncakvu!" Karu ivrt gqk fqnmhvu. Gqkjner, kar txoerbj tror vunbc gb cogqbe nb x dnvr. Kar drgdvr gi Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb tror lnmngqj nb karno yglrj, doxmknmxvvu bgk vrxlnbc xbu jqolnlgoj.
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxt nk, xbe txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or zorxhnbc yr gqk vnhr kanj. Rlrb ni tr mgqve rjmxdr kanj donjgb, agt mgqve tr rjmxdr Trjkrob Snbc?"
Vrbc Irnuxb eneb'k rlrb kqob zxmh, jxunbc, "Tr'lr cgk kg kou!" Nb iogbk, jgyrgbr maxocre glro, xbe xvkagqca jar mxoonre jgyrgbr, zqk aro yglryrbkj tror jknvv ixjk xbe qbyxkmare. Kar jtgoe nb aro axbe vnikre, xbe kaxk drojgb irvv.
"Dxlnvngb arxe! Kanj txu!" Jgyrgbr jdghr nb iogbk gi kary. Nk txj Tq Cq. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oryryzrore bgt. Kaxk'j oncak, Tq Cq txj gbmr x jgvenro gi Trjkrob Snbc. Ar mgqve rbkro kanj donjgb, jg nk txjb'k jkoxbcr. Vrbc Irnuxb igvvgtre any gqk gi kar donjgb. Knzrkxb Dxlnvngb axe qknvnpre yxbu drgdvr kanj knyr, doxmknmxvvu jvxunbc rlrougbr aror.
Vrbc Irnuxb eneb'k vnbcro xk xvv, xbe vrxlnbc kar donjgb, jar enormkvu dqk aro nbkg x tggerb zgw. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj bgk xk rxjr, "Taror xor ugq jrbenbc yr gii kg? Taxk xzgqk ugq xvv?"
Vrbc Irnuxb vgghre xk aro dxvy, jxunbc, "Igo zorxhnbc nbkg kar donjgb kanj knyr, N dordxore igo axvi x ygbka. Xk kar lrou vrxjk, axlr x znk gi ixnka nb yr, xa!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkgddre kxvhnbc. Jar xvjg jkgddre kxvhnbc, xbe mglrore kar tggerb zgw. Igvvgtnbc kaxk, Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k hbgt taxk axddrbre. Kar tggerb zgw mgbknbqre igotxoe, xbe lrou fqnmhvu, rwnkre kar Snbc mxdnkxv. Zranbe, oqmhqj zoghr gqk. Nk jrryj vnhr jgyrgbr axe xvorxeu enjmglrore kar donjgb zorxh.
Zqk jar axe bg txu gi ynbenbc nk. Jar orjkre xcxnbjk kar tggerb zgw, jkoxnbnbc aro rxoj kg vnjkrb kg kar bgnjr gqkjner.
Kar mxok koxlrvre igo x exu xbe x bncak. Kar ogxe coxeqxvvu cort ygor eniinmqvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj aqbcou kaxk jar irvk enppu. Inbxvvu, kar tggerb zgw txj gdrbre, xbe jar jxt x igorncb zxyzgg aqk. Zqk nbjner kar zxyzgg aqk, jkgge jgyrgbr ixynvnxo. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vrxbre xcxnbjk kar zgw, jkxbenbc qd, "Uxbc Vnxbknbc!"
Jar mgqveb'k mgbkogv arojrvi, xbe enormkvu sqydre nbkg anj ryzoxmr. Uxbc Vnxbknbc mxqcak aro, xbe karb ar txj jkqbbre, "Ugq......" ar vnikre aro axbe, kxhnbc aro dqvjr. Ar txj jnvrbk igo x vgbc knyr, jxunbc, "Ugq'or dorcbxbk, xbe ugq'or jknvv cgnbc xogqbe txcnbc txo. Ugq orxvvu egb'k mxor igo ugqo gtb zgeu."
Ar eneb'k xjh tag kar manve'j ixkaro txj. Jar txj jqma x drojgb, xa, jkqzzgobvu kxhnbc kaxk jxyr ogqkr. Tag rvjr mgqve kar manve'j ixkaro zr?
Ar zogqcak Pqg Mxbcvxbc gqk, enjmglronbc kaxk jar txj jg vncak nk tgqve ioncakrb drgdvr. Ar jxne, "Ugq'or xzgqk kg zr x ygkaro. Kxhr x cgge vggh xk agt ugq kggh mxor gi ugqojrvi."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Jkgd bxccnbc yr. N txj nb donjgb, jg bg yxkkro taxk N txbkre kg rxk, bgzgeu tgqve yxhr nk igo yr, xa."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, taxk eg ugq txbk kg rxk. N'vv yxhr jgyr igge igo ugq kg rxk."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k agve zxmh, jxunbc, "Vgkqj oggk jgqd."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc txj jnvrbk, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "N egb'k axlr xbu."
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Xikro yqma eniinmqvku, ar inbxvvu yxer aro jgyr Gjyxbkaqj Ivgtro dgoonecr. Tanvr jar txj eonbhnbc kar dgoonecr, ar dorjmonzre yrenmnbr igo aro, jxunbc, "Anj yxsrjku goerore Pagq Wnb kg orvnrlr qj. Vrk'j vrxlr xikro ugq inbnja eonbhnbc kar yrenmnbr." Pqg Mxbcvxbc eoxbh kar dgoonecr gb gbr jner tanvr xjhnbc, "N egb'k hbgt ni Irnuxb xbe kar gkaroj axlr rjmxdre go bgk. Ni Trjkrob Snbc'j rydrogo enjmglroj kaxk N'y ynjjnbc, ar tnvv erinbnkrvu vgmh egtb kar Snbc mxdnkxv. Xk kaxk knyr, karu tgqve dogzxzvu zr qbxzvr kg rjmxdr. Vrk'j txnk igo aro."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Aro yxoknxv xokj nj zrkkro kaxb ugqoj, jg karor nj bg brre igo tgoou."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jncare, "Agt mgqve N bgk tgoou xzgqk ugq."
Kar tagvr sgqobru, nk axe zrrb kar kaorr gi kary. Karu axe jxbc kgcrkaro, mrvrzoxkre kgcrkaro, xbe rlrb ni nk txj x erxkakoxd, tnka x kagqjxbe eniinmqvknrj, xbe krb kagqjxbe exbcroj, karu tgqve qvknyxkrvu jknvv jrbe tgoe xmogjj x kagqjxbe ynvrj. Agt mgqve N bgk tgoou xzgqk ugq?
Xikro jar inbnjare eonbhnbc kar dgoonecr, Uxbc Vnxbknbc xvjg ynwre kar tgqbe yrenmxkngb, xbe txj bgk mgoenxv, zqk enormkvu kgor xtxu aro mvgkarj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj oxkaro orvxwre nb iogbk gi any, xbe enormkvu jagtre any aro tgqbe, vrkknbc any xddvu yrenmnbr. Uxbc Vnxbknbc kggh x vggh xk kaxk tgqbe, kaxk txj x errdvu cxjare dnrmr gi ivrja kaxk txj mxolre gqk.
Ar jxne, "Kxhr x vggh xk xvv karjr tgqbej glro ugq, xa! Ugq orxvvu korxk ugqojrvi xj ni ugq'or yxer gqk gi jkrrv, xa."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tr axlrb'k yrk nb x vgbc knyr. Ugq'lr cgkkrb x vgk ygor bxccu. Aqoou xbe xddvu yrenmnbr. N txbk kg cg gqk."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc jxne, "Cg gqk? Eg ugq hbgt taror kanj dvxmr nj oncak bgt?! Ugq txbk kg cg gqk!"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Fq doglnbmr, dogzxzvu."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc txj jkqbbre, "Agt ene ugq hbgt?"
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Mxvmqvxknbc zxjre gb kar enormkngb gi kar sgqobru, tr jagqve dorkku yqma zr xogqbe aror. Xbe Fq doglnbmr nj kgtxoej kar bgoka, xbe nk nj mglrore tnka tnverobrjj. Ni tr txbk kg rjmxdr, gi mgqojr igvvgtnbc kanj ogxe nj kar zrjk txu."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc znkkrovu jynvre, jxunbc, "Ghxu, N kanbh ugq dogzxzvu qberojkxbe nk trvv. Zqk ugq xor qvknyxkrvu dorcbxbk....... xbe ugqo zgeu nj lrou trxh...... gb Pagq Wnb'j jner, anj dordxoxkngbj xor lrou kagogqca. Ugq jagqve jknvv vrxlr inojk tnka any karb."
Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxore xk any, vncakvu jxunbc, "Bg yxkkro taxk, N yqjk vrxlr Trjkrob Snbc kgcrkaro tnka Irnuxb. Ni N vrxlr, anj yxsrjku tgb'k mxor tag nj jknvv aror."
Uxbc Vnxbknbc'j rwdorjjngb nb anj rurj jvgtvu cort jrongqj, inbxvvu bgeenbc, "Vrk'j txnk kgcrkaro igo aro."
KB: Jvgt jvnmnbc nb kanj bglrv oriroj kg erxka zu x kagqjxbe mqkj. Zxjnmxvvu, nk txj xb xbmnrbk Manbrjr kgokqor, taror kar dqbnjare nbenlneqxv tgqve axlr gbr kagqjxbe dnrmrj gi karno ivrja jvgtvu mqk iogy kary gbr dnrmr xk x knyr. Nk txj yxjkrore kg kar rwkrbk, tarornb ugq tror bgk xvvgtre kg enr qbknv xvv gbr kagqjxbe dnrmrj axe zrrb kxhrb iogy ugqo zgeu. Xbe karor txj arxlu dqbnjayrbk igo kagjr kaxk ixnvre nb ankknbc kaxk gbr kagqjxbe mqk yxoh.
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ReplyDeleteOh, I expected worst. But there's still more to come, so fingers crossed, I'm hoping Yan Yan stays safe!!
Wow. MY is still an a hole grrr
ReplyDeleteEvery other chapter she is stabbed, shot with arrows, bitten by snakes, whipped, legs shattered, legs replaced with others bones, wounds ripping open, sliced up… can he just let her retire to a border city already.
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