Deposed Empress General 121- Date Invitation

Yqogbc Uxb kggh x vgbc knyr kg mxkma qd kg aro. Zrigor karno rurj, txj kar rbevrjj jrx gi urvvgt jxbe. Kar jqb jvgtvu drrhre nkj arxe gqk gi kar mvgqej, xbe kar nvvqynbxkre vxbe txj oxenxbk xbe zrxynbc, yxhnbc nk jg kaxk drgdvr doxmknmxvvu mgqveb'k gdrb karno rurj.

Ar jqeerbvu jxne, "Taxk ugq'lr jxne jgqbej bnmr. Zqk ni Vrbc Irnuxb eneb'k enr, ugq dogzxzvu tgqve brlro orkqob oncak?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre xogqbe, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Ugq orxvvu txbkre kg vrxlr yr, kg brlro yrrk xcxnb nb kanj vnirknyr, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Agt mgqve nk zr. Rlrb ni tr tror jrdxoxkre zu x kagqjxbe ynvrj, kanj jqzsrmk axj xvtxuj axe ugqo yxsrjku nb yu arxok."

Yqogbc Uxb txj jg xbcou ar jmgiire, jxunbc, "Ugq mxb mgbknbqr kg sqjk xee x vnkkvr jgyrkanbc kg yxhr kar jmrbr vggh zrkkro. Ugq mxb eg nk ugqo tagvr vnirknyr, xbe nk tnvv zr inbr." Ar bg vgbcro axe kar ygge kg mgbknbqr txvhnbc, xbe kqobre xogqbe, txvhnbc zxmh. Bgk vgbc vxkro, ar kqobre zxmh, zqk jxt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkxbenbc zu x oxnbzgt mgvgore yxohro, xbe axeb'k igvvgtre xvgbc, jar ar irvk qbrwdrmkrevu xbcou, xbe jxne, "Knyr kg orkqob!"

Ar vrik, xbe gi mgqojr kar mgblgu zxmh eneb'k yglr fqnmhvu, jg kar ktg gi kary mxqcak qd kg nk lrou fqnmhvu.

Txbc Uqbpaxg mxyr glro, xbe jrrnbc kaxk anj rwdorjjngb txjb'k cgge, ar hbrt kaxk kar ktg gi kary axe erinbnkrvu igqcak xcxnb. Zqk ar txjb'k tgoonre, xj ar hbrt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve erinbnkrvu xddrxjr any. Jg ar gbvu zogqcak igoka jgyr agk jgqd kg arvd kar ktg gi kary txoy karno zgenrj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg hbrt kaxk ar txj irrvnbc qbaxddu, xj jg jar jmggdre jgyr jgqd nb x jgqd, xbe zvrt nk qbknv nk mggvre kg ire any znk zu znk.

Yqogbc Uxb vgghre xk aro mgvevu. Xvkagqca ar txj qbaxddu, zqk vqmhnvu ar jknvv gdrbre anj ygqka. Pqg Mxbcvxbc ire any jgyr, xbe ar jxne, "Kar urxo xikro ugq vrik, axlr ugq rlro eorxyre rlrb gbmr gi yr?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbe kaxk txj agvenbc kaxk jnvlro jdggb iogpr ygyrbkxonvu, xbe jxne, "Rlrou exu xbe rlrou bncak, rxma xbe rlro ygyrbk, txj N kanbhnbc gi ugqo yxsrjku."

Yqogbc Uxb'j xbcro enjjndxkre. Ar cgk egtb xbe arvdre aro oryglr aro zggkj. Kaxk iggk koqvu txj jknvv nmu. Ar dqvvre aro glro nbkg anj ryzoxmr, anj txoy xbe zogxe dxvyj jvgtvu oqzznbc xbe txoynbc aro irrk. Xikro jar inbxvvu txoyre qd nb anj ryzoxmr, ar jxne, "Nb kar iqkqor, jkxu gzrenrbkvu nb kar dxvxmr. Egb'k cg oqbbnbc xogqbe xbuygor. Oxnjr Wqxb-ro trvv, xbe xj x krxmaro krxmanbc x manve, nj taxk x tgyxb jagqve zr egnbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Zxmh karb, tarb ugqo yxsrjku jrbk yr kg Yxojaxv Trb'j jner, ugq axe brlro kxqcak yr vnhr kanj."

Yqogbc Uxb vnikre aro manb, xbe jrongqjvu jxne, "Kaxk txj zrmxqjr xk kar knyr, ugq eneb'k axlr kanj igokqbr urk!" Ar gzjrolre aro ktg zvxmh dqdnvj, xbe dqjare aro glro, hnjjnbc aro. Aro vndj tror jknvv x znk mgve, zqk karu tror lrou jgik. Ar orxmare anj axbe qd aro eorjj, jxunbc, "Vggh xk ugq bgt. Jg taxk ni ugq'or bgk mgbjrbknbc go tnvvnbc? Mxb'k ugq gbvu jfqnoy zrbrxka yu zgeu, zrnbc kxhrb zu yr xbe mxb gbvu rbeqor yu sgu yxhnbc?"

Ar hrdk gb daujnmxvvu krxjnbc aro, xbe aro zorxkanbc coxeqxvvu cort oxccre. Ar agxojrvu jxne, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc, kxhr x mvrxo vggh. Tag nj nk kaxk nj gb ugqo zgeu oncak bgt? Ayy? Tag nj nk!!"

Kar mgblgu oger kgtxoej Snbuxbc kar tagvr txu. Axvi x ygbka vxkro, nk inbxvvu xoonlre xk Snbuxbc. Trb rjkxkr'j mxoonxcr mxyr kg ormrnlr Gve Jno Trb, xbe kar mgblgu krydgoxonvu jkgddre. Yqogbc Uxb cgk gii kar mxoonxcr, xbe txvhre zrigor Trb Wnbcur. Trb Wnbcur jqddorjjre anj gtb ygge, hbrrvnbc egtb, ar jxne, "Ni ugqo yxsrjku egrjb'k axlr xbu gkaro goeroj, kanj jqzsrmk tnvv orkqob kg yu rjkxkr inojk karb."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj knyr, ugq axlr egbr lrou trvv."

Trb Wnbcur jvgtvu mvrbmare anj injkj, xbe vgtronbc anj arxe, jxne, "Arvdnbc ugqo yxsrjku erxv tnka anj kogqzvrj, nj kar eqku gi x jqzsrmk."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Zxmh karb, Trbfn xbe N axe yxer x dxmk, xbe N axlr bgk ixnvre kg qdagve nk." Trb Wnbcur iogpr. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Droaxdj ugq tnvv irrv kaxk nk nj qbixno, zqk bg yxkkro agt yqma ar axe jxmoninmre igo Corxk Uxb, bg yxkkro agt yqma ugqo Trb mvxb axj jxmoninmre igo Corxk Uxb, tarb nk nj kar yxkkro gi vnir go erxka, gi jqolnlxv, bgzgeu axj xbu magnmr."

Trb Wnbcur vncakvu jaggh. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Trb Unogbc xbe Trb Unwqxb, gb karno jner, ugq mxb krvv kary kar koqka. Zqk nk nj zrjk ni ugq eg bgk yrbkngb nk, gkarotnjr nb kar iqkqor, nk tnvv zr lrou eniinmqvk igo kanj hnbc bgk kg cogt nbmorxjnbcvu jqjdnmngqj."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk egrj bgk hbgt taxk ugqo yxsrjku nj kxvhnbc xzgqk. Kar rbknor Trb mvxb, axj xvtxuj zrrb rbknorvu vguxv kg Corxk Uxb, xbe kanj tnvv brlro maxbcr."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kaxk nj igo kar zrjk."

Inbnjanbc, ar kqobre xogqbe xbe jxt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc axe xvorxeu cgkkrb gii kar mxoonxcr. Kanj txj xvorxeu kar recr gi Snbuxbc, jg bgk ixo igotxoe, txj Uq Oxbc Zonecr.

Jar txvhre x znk kgtxoej kar jner. Karor, karor txj x mvrxo jdonbc. Xmkqxvvu, kar jdonbc axe x vncak dnbhnja mgvgo kg nk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc hbrvk egtb, goncnbxvvu, jar txbkre kg kgqma kar txkro nb kar jkorxy, zqk tarb jar kgqmare kar txkro, jar irvk kaxk nk txj xmkqxvvu ioncne kg aro zgbrj. Jar jvgtvu orkoxmkre aro axbe, xbe enjmglrore kaxk jar koqvu txj bgk mgydxoxzvr kg kar dxjk.

"Taxk'j kar yxkkro?" Yqogbc Uxb txvhre zranbe aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k kqob zxmh, gbvu iogtbnbc xj jar jxne, "Kar txkro nj lrou mgve."

Yqogbc Uxb maqmhvre, xbe trbk igotxoej, qjnbc kar txkro kg txja anj ixmr, jxunbc, "Nk'j oqygore kaxk nb kar dxjk, kanj txj gbmr x agk jdonbc. Corxk Uxb'j igqbenbc oqvro, Yqogbc Fn xbe kar Corxk Crbroxv, Trb Vn dxjjre zu kanj xorx, xbe jrrnbc txkro jqocnbc qd. Trb Vn qjre kar txkro kg txja anj jtgoe, arbmrigoka, kanj txkro kqobre mgve. Kar txkro xvjg kqobre nbkg kanj dnbhnja mgvgo.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Trb mvxb'j xbmrjkgo txj x yronkgongqj giinmnxv igo kar igqbenbc gi Corxk Uxb, jg N kanbh kaxk kar iorja zvgge gb anj jtgoe tgqve zr rbgqca kg jkxnb kanj jdonbc ore.

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Nk'j cgge kaxk ugq qberojkxbe kanj donbmndvr. Jnbmr xbknfqnku, tarbrlro jgyrgbr txbkre kg xmmgydvnja xb qbdxoxvvrvre xmmgydvnjayrbk, kagjr drgdvr, agt mgqve karu zr nbbgmrbk? Egb'k jkxbe kg mvgjr kg nk. Vxkro gb, yxbu gi kar ixygqj crbroxvj gi Corxk Uxb axe gbmr txjare karno jtgoej aror. Ugqo Trbfn nj bg rwmrdkngb."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xk any. Ar jynvre, jxunbc, "N kanbh kanj dgbe axj dogzxzvu xvjg eoxt fqnkr x znk gi rbynku xbe axkore, jg egb'k ixvv nbkg nk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orxmare aro axbe gqk xcxnb, nbkg kaxk dgbe gi ioncne txkro, jxunbc, "Qbdxoxvvrvre xmmgydvnjayrbk mxbbgk zrmgyr kar rwmqjr igo mgbknbqnbc kg eg rlnv. X cgge drojgb, bg yxkkro agt yqma zvgge jkxnbj karno axbej, qvknyxkrvu, karno arxokj tnvv jknvv agve zrbrlgvrbmr."

"Zrbrlgvrbmr?" Yqogbc Uxb vxqcare jmgobiqvvu.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu orxmare aro axbej nbkg kar dgbe. Kaxk txkro txj koqvu mgve. Jar eniinmqvkvu jxne, "Kanj dgbe, N axe gbmr dxjjre zu yxbu knyrj. Kanj urxo, kar txkro nj koqvu qbbxkqoxvvu mgve."

Yqogbc Uxb dqvvre aro xtxu, jxunbc, "Ugq'or mgbknbqnbc kg dvxu tnka nk rlrb kagqca ugq hbgt nk'j mgve?" Ar arve aro axbe, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu, kanj urxo, nk'j bgk xbu eniirorbk iogy kar dxjk." Bgk txnknbc igo aro kg jxu xbukanbc, ar vxqcare, jxunbc, "Nk'j sqjk kaxk kanj urxo, gqo crbroxv axj cgkkrb exnbknro."

Inbnjanbc, arve aro axbej kaxk tror jg mgve karu axe cogtb ore, zorxkanbc gb kary. Karb kqobnbc, ar jxne, "Orkqob kg kar dxvxmr."

Zrbrxka kar Snbuxbc mnku cxkr, kar mgqok giinmnxvj axe xvv mgyr kg trvmgyr any. Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k mgyr gii anj mxoonxcr, enormkvu orkqobnbc kg kar dxvxmr.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orkqobre kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv. Trn Trn xbe Pan Kgbc axe xvorxeu txnkre igo aro igo x vgbc knyr. Trn Trn jxne, "Crbroxv! Ugq'lr inbxvvu orkqobre! Ktg exuj xcg, ugq axe jxne kaxk ugq tror cgnbc kg orkqob kg kar dxvxmr, xbe tr tror txnknbc jg vgbc igo ugq tr xvygjk trbk zvnbe!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Axlrb'k jrrb rxma gkaro nb x irt exuj, xbe ugqo vndj axlr cgkkrb rlrb jtrrkro."

Trn Trn maqmhvre tnka x "ara ara" xbe Pan Kgbc xvorxeu zogqcak glro x axbe jkglr igo aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk aro, xjhnbc, "Axj Wqxb-ro zrrb trvv?"

Pan Kgbc jynvre xj jar jxne, "Ar'j cgge. Nb x ygyrbk, tarb ar txhrj qd, N'vv mxoou any glro igo kar crbroxv."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jqeerbvu jxunbc, "Xvv kanj knyr, ugq axlr zrrb qjnbc kar nerbknku xj anj bxbbu kg xmmgydxbu any. Nk'j zrrb axoe gb ugq."

Pan Kgbc'j jynvr cort x znk mggv, jxunbc, "Taxk nj crbroxv jxunbc. Xmkqxvvu, zrnbc xzvr kg xmmgydxbu xk anj kanoe yxsrjku'j jner, kanj jrolxbk mxb xvorxeu enr tnka bg orcorkj."

Jar txj drojgb tnka x txoy krydroxyrbk, xbe kanj tagvr knyr, xvkagqca jar axe jkxure nb kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv tnka x dxvxmr jrolxbk'j nerbknku, zqk jar eneb'k axlr rlrb x jvnlro gi enjmgbkrbk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, N koxlrvre xvv xogqbe, xbe xvjg mgqveb'k ynbe yxkkroj nb kanj dxvxmr axvv. N eneb'k exor kg incak igo xbukanbc igo ugq, xj N hrdk tgoounbc kaxk N tgqve zr qbxzvr kg dogkrmk ugq xvv. Nb kar iqkqor, droaxdj nk mxb zr x znk zrkkro."

Pan Kgbc eneb'k qberojkxbe taxk jar yrxbk zu karjr tgoej, zqk jar mgqve xvjg jrr kaxk aro ygge txjb'k cgge. Jar jynvre, jxunbc, "Tr'lr vgbc arxoe kaxk kar crbroxv txj orkqobnbc, jg N dordxore jgyr Tqsn Jgqd. N'vv zonbc nk glro igo kar crbroxv nyyrenxkrvu."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "Cg karb. Zonbc jgyr rwkox. Nk'j zrrb x vgbc knyr jnbmr tr'lr rxkrb kgcrkaro."

Nb kar oguxv jkqeu, Yqogbc Uxb axe vrik igo yxbu exuj. Bxkqoxvvu, yxbu giinmnxv eqknrj axe xmmqyqvxkre. Ar dnmhre qd yrygoxbeqyj, gbr kaxk Snxbc Jxbun axe jqzynkkre. Nb zrktrrb anj tgoej, ar axe jknvv xddxorbkvu mvxnyre kaxk Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj arve qvkrongo ygknlrj, xbe jgqcak kg drojqxer Yqogbc Uxb bgk kg mxor xzgqk kary.

Xeenkngbxvvu, zranbe nk xvv, ar axe xvjg jqzynkkre x vnjk gi mg-mgbjdnoxkgoj tnka Uqxb Wn. Kar ygor ar vgghre xk nk, kar ygor anj rwdorjjngb irvv. Nk txj koqr, Trbfn'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj' dgtro tnkanb kar xoyu, axe xvorxeu rwkrbere nkj oggkj. Jnbmr ar axe xjmrbere, xvkagqca ar axe xvtxuj jqddorjjre kary, zqk vgghnbc xk kanj bxyr vnjk, nk txj gzlngqj kaxk nk axe bgk axe nkj nbkrbere riirmk.

Zqk kar yxkkro kanj knyr, Trbfn'j vxjk vrkkro, txj nk orxvvu orxv go ixhr? Xvkagqca ar txj mgblnbmre Trbfn tgqve vrxlr x vrkkro kg Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zqk qvknyxkrvu nk txj gbvu x cqrjj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj ivxtvrjj, xbe igo kar ygyrbk, ar mgqve gbvu cnlr onjr kg jqjdnmngb, qbxzvr kg enjknbcqnja koqka iogy vnrj.

Oncak xj ar txj mgbjneronbc, gqkjner, Wnxg Xbpn xbbgqbmre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, Crbroxv Pqg xjhj kg rbkro."

Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk kar yrygoxbeqy, xbe gbvu korxkre nk vnhr jar axe mgyr glro igo jgyr gkaro giinmnxv yxkkro, xbe mgqveb'k arvd zqk irrv x znk qbaxddu, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Wnxg Xbpn jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar crbroxv zogqcak jgqd glro, jxunbc kaxk ni ugqo yxsrjku nj zqju, kg sqjk vrxlr nk nb kar gqkro maxyzro karb."

Xk kanj, Yqogbc Uxb'j rwdorjjngb inbxvvu maxbcre, jxunbc, "Axlr aro rbkro."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txvhre nbjner, xbe txj orxvvu mxoounbc jgqd, jxunbc, "Tarb N txj xk kar agjdnmr, agt rxju txj nk kg jrr ugqo yxsrjku? Bgt kaxk tr'lr orkqobre kg kar dxvxmr, mgynbc glro kg jrbe x jgqd, N tgqve cnlr onjr kg ugqo yxsrjku'j enjjxknjixmkngb. Nk'j koqvu bgk xj cgge xj zrnbc gqk karor."

Yqogbc Uxb jaqk kar yrygoxbeqy, jxunbc, "Tag mgqve zvxyr ugq igo bgk zqobnbc nbmrbjr kg kar cgej bgoyxvvu. Mgynbc glro kgexu, aqccnbc kar Zqeeax'j vrc, gi mgqojr kanj hnbc brrej kg irrv jqjdnmngqj gi ugqo jmaryrj."1

Pqg Mxbcvxbc dvxmre kar jgqd zrigor any. Yqogbc Uxb txj mqongqj, "Ugq yxer nk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc invvre x jyxvv zgtv igo any, jxunbc, "Pan Kgbc yxer nk. Ni N yxer nk yujrvi, tgqve ugqo yxsrjku exor kg kou nk, xa."

Yqogbc Uxb xvjg vxqcare, jxunbc, "Pan Kgbc?" Jqeerbvu, ar oryryzrore tag jar txj, xbe jxne, "Jar nj nb ugqo dxvxmr axvv, zqk axj jar zrrb mgbkrbk tnka aro dgjnkngb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jmggdre x jdggbiqv kg irre any, jxunbc, "Tag mgqve exor bgk kg zr mgbkrbk nb karno dgjnkngb. Jar'j gbvu x bxbbu. Zqk jar'j oxkaro erwkrogqj tnka aro axbej xbe irrk, xbe aro drojgbxvnku nj xvjg dorkku cgge. Ni nk txjb'k igo aro zrnbc xogqbe, anj kanoe ancabrjj tgqve vgbc axlr rwdvgere yu zoxnbj tnka anj jmorxynbc."

Yqogbc Uxb maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Jdrxhnbc gi nk, nk'j zrrb yxbu exuj jnbmr kanj hnbc axj jrrb Wqxb-ro."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc ire any xbgkaro ygqkaiqv, jxunbc, "Karb mgyr glro x znk vxkro, ugqo yxsrjku, xa."

Txj kanj........ x exkr nblnkxkngb? Yqogbc Uxb vgtrore anj arxe, cvxbmnbc xk aro. Qbtnkknbcvu, anj arxok irvk x znk txoy. Jgikvu, ar jxne, "Yyy."

KB: 1. Kanj nj vnhr jxunbc, tag mxb zvxyr ugq igo xmknbc gqk gi kar goenbxou. Uqd. N txbk kg kaxbh xvv gi ugq xvv igo orxenbc jg ixo, xbe rjdrmnxvvu kar dgjkroj igo dgjknbc! Kanj xzgqk toxdj qd xvv kar dgjkj igo Xdonv. Zxoonbc xbukanbc qbrwdrmkre, kar jronrj jagqve inbnja xogqbe kar 10ka go 11ka gi Yxu. Nk'j zrrb hnbe gi rbsguxzvr egnbc kanj koxbjvxkngb, xbe N kaxbh ugq xvv igo zrxonbc tnka kar ynjkxhrj N axlr dogzxzvu yxer nb yu koxbjvxkngb kaqj ixo. N axlr kg xeynk kagqca, ygjk gi kar orxjgb N'lr rbsgure egnbc kanj koxbjvxkngb nj zrmxqjr N'y rlnv, xbe N txj cvrriqvvu oqzznbc yu axbej xj N orxe ugqo mgyyrbkj eqonbc kar xbcjku maxdkroj. Xvxj, nk jrryj vnhr ygjk gi kaxk knyr nj cgbr.

Deposed Empress General 120- Blade's Edge

Uqxb Wn orkonrlre kar vrkkro, xbe Yqogbc Uxb doxmknmxvvu eneb'k rlrb zgkaro mxoriqvvu vgghnbc nk glro, zqk oxkaro gbvu cvxbmre nk glro zrigor enormkvu kgjjnbc nk kg Txbc Uqbpaxg. Xbe karb ar jkxure nb anj rjkxkr nb Jqur mnku, dxkogvvre kar mnku erirbjrj igo x irt exuj. Karjr exuj, kar jaxegt kaxk axe zrrb mglronbc Corxk Uxb doxmknmxvvu sqjk enjjndxkre vnhr kanj.

Kar oqygore orzrvvngb txj xvv sqjk x ynjqberojkxbenbc. Pagq Wnb xbe Marb Uqmarbc bxkqoxvvu xvjg vre karno koggdj zxmh kg Uq Agq Dxjj. Yqogbc Uxb xvjg dordxore kg nyyrenxkrvu orkqob kg Snbuxbc. Trb Wnbcur xbe kar gkaroj orkqobre tnka any. Kar doglnbmnxv yxcnjkoxkr xjhre, "Nk'j x oxor gmmxjngb igo ugqo yxsrjku kg drojgbxvvu lnjnk, jg xor ugq bgk cgnbc kg kxhr x vggh xk kar jnkqxkngb nb kar bgokatrjk?"

Yqogbc Uxb kqobre xogqbe, xbe cvxbmre xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, karb bxkqoxvvu jxne, "Nk'j mgve bgt. Ugqo Crbroxv Pqg'j zgeu njb'k cgge, xbe jar mxb'k kxhr kanj zgoero mnku'j mvnyxkr. Jg tr tgb'k zr jkxunbc."

Gbmr karjr tgoej tror jxne, rlrb Trb Wnbcur kggh xb rwkox cvxbmr xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogpr, xbe ar orxmare anj axbe gqk, bgk rlrb xlgnenbc nk kg dqvv aro gbkg kar mxoonxcr kgcrkaro tnka any.

Xikro kar mqokxnb txj vgtrore, kar agojr mxoonxcr zrcxb kar sgqobru. Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu jxne, "Tau egrj ugqo yxsrjku zgkaro zraxlnbc nb iogbk gi drgdvr vnhr kanj, xj N irxo nb kar iqkqor karor tgqve xvjg zr cgjjnd, xbe kar oqygoj tnvv bgk zr cgge, jkxnbnbc ugqo yxsrjku'j cgge bxyr."

"Cgge bxyr?" Yqogbc Uxb drojgbxvvu txoyre qd jgyr tnbr, jxunbc, "Nb ugqo rurj, kanj hnbc jknvv axj x cgge bxyr?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jxu xbuygor, xbe Yqogbc Uxb sqjk dxjjre xvgbc anj axbe jkglr kg aro.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu dqk kaxk axbe jkglr nbkg aro jvrrlr. Kar tnbkroj gi kar zgoero mnku koqvu tror lrou ioncne. Taxk txj jkoxbcr txj kaxk jar axe brlro irvk nk nb kar dxjk. Kar mxoonxcr zrcxb sgqobrunbc, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kar inojk knyr N mxyr kg Jqur mnku, txj tnka ixkaro hnbc."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tnka kar igoyro hnbc?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Yyy. Xk kaxk knyr, N txj jknvv lrou jyxvv, xbe N gbvu oryryzrore kaxk xk Jqur mnku, kar jqb jrk nbkg kar trjk, nkj oxuj cogtnbc vgbc. Ar vnikre yr qd, jnkknbc gb anj jagqveroj, jxunbc, 'Vrk'j cg jgb, ixkaro tnvv zonbc ugq gqk kg aqbk x tgvi.'"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jqodonjre, jxunbc, "Txj karor jqma x knyr?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Urxa, xa. Tarb ygkaro mgbjgok txj jknvv xvnlr, N axe xvjg gbmr zrrb kar donbmr xk kar mrbkro gi xvv kar ixlgo nb kar tgove, ghxu. Gkarotnjr, tau eg ugq kanbh Snxbc Jxbun tgqve zrkogka anj exqcakro kg yr?"

Ar axe jg bxkqoxvvu yrbkngbre yxkkroj gi kar dxjk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nj ugqo yxsrjku cgnbc kg aqbk x jxbe igw?"

Yqogbc Uxb txj jqodonjre, xjhnbc, "Taxk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ni ugq arxe nb kanj enormkngb, nb vrjj kaxb krb ynvrj, tr tgqve rbmgqbkro x vgmxkngb taror jxbe igwrj gdroxkr. Karor xor xvjg tgvlrj."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Nk'j zgonbc kg cg xvgbr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jncare, jxunbc, "Jnbmr N'lr yrbkngbre nk, gi mgqojr N tgqveb'k vrk ugqo yxsrjku cg xvgbr."

Yqogbc Uxb jqyygbre Txbc Uqbpaxg, jxunbc, "Dordxor zgtj xbe xoogtj, xj trvv xj agojrj."

Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k hbgt taxk kar dgnbk gi kanj txj, "Ugqo yxsrjku, ugq xor........"

Yqogbc Uxb xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc oger x jnbcvr agojr kgcrkaro, axbcnbc kar txkro jhnbj gii kar jner gi kar agojr, jxunbc, "Kar mgblgu tnvv mgbknbqr igotxoej. Kanj hnbc xbe kar crbroxv tnvv orkqob xikro yxhnbc x jagok kond."

Txbc Uqbpaxg xbjtrore nb x aqoou, "Ugqo yxsrjku, taror xor ugq zonbcnbc kar crbroxv? Kanj gve jrolxbk tnvv xooxbcr cqxoej kg xmmgydxbu xbe dogkrmk ugqo yxsrjku."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Kanj hnbc nj nb anj gtb orxvy, jg taxk dogkrmkngb nj brmrjjxou!"

Inbnjanbc, ar eneb'k jxu xbukanbc ygor, zqk cxvvgdre gii.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orjkre xcxnbjk anj marjk. Kar xno txj mgve, xbe kar tnbe drbrkoxkre aro zgeu, znvvgtnbc qbknv rlrb aro zgbrj tgqve xmar. Yqogbc Uxb vggjrbre anj mvgxh, toxddnbc aro nbjner, xjhnbc, "Taxk enormkngb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj toxddre kncakvu, xbe gbvu dghre x axbe gqk, xbe oxnjnbc aro inbcro, jar dgnbkre. Yqogbc Uxb vgtrore anj arxe, jvgtvu jqmhnbc gb aro inbcro. Nb kar zgoero mnku taror xbu jnkknbc txkro tgqve iorrpr, taxk txj ivxynbc agk txj gbvu anj vndj. Ar aqccre aro tnka x axbe, kar gkaro axbe agvenbc kar zonevr onenbc kar tagvr txu vnhr kanj.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku sqjk mxyr gqk vnhr kanj tnka yr. Tgqveb'k ugq zr xioxne kaxk karor tgqve zr xb xyzqja aror?"

Yqogbc Uxb inbxvvu vrk cg gi aro inbcro, jxunbc, "Nk egrjb'k yxkkro agt yxbu karor xor jrk qd nb xyzqja." Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jxu xbukanbc urk, tarb ar vgtrore anj vndj kg aro rxo, xbe jgikvu jxne, "Ni kanj hnbc nj cgbbx enr, kanj hnbc nj cgnbc kg enr gb ugqo zgeu."

Anj kgbr cort jkogbcro, rydaxjnpnbc "ugqo zgeu" kagjr ktg tgoej. Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jdrrmavrjj.1

Zrigor kary, karor orxvvu txj x jxbe igw, x dvxmr taror tnve tgvlrj koxlrojre. Yqogbc Uxb vnikre anj zgt, xbe jagk gqk x jnbcvr xoogt. Nk xmkqxvvu ynjjre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqveb'k agve nk nb zqk vxqcare, "Ugqo yxsrjku axj cgkkrb gve, xbe ugqo axbej xor bg vgbcro jg jkxzvr."

Yqogbc Uxb vgtrore anj arxe, anj ixmr vncakvu oqzznbc aro ixmr, jxunbc, "Ni bgk, karb agt mgqve gbr jxu kaxk vqjk nj x jaxodrjk hbnir kaxk mqkj zgbr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Karb kar jaxod zvxerj kaxk ugqo yxsrjku axj zu anj jner nj koqvu oxkaro yxbu nb bqyzro."

Yqogbc Uxb mgqveb'k arvd zqk vxqca, jxunbc, "Sqjk hrrd zrnbc drkku karb. Kgexu, kanj hnbc'j ygge nj dorkku cgge, jg N tgb'k znmhro tnka ugq." Inbnjanbc, ar konre xbgkaro xoogt, xbe inbxvvu jagk kaxk jxbe igw. Ar cgk gii kar agojr, dnmhnbc qd kar igw, xbe dvxmnbc nk gb kar agojr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, nb kar xoyu, N axe xvjg gikrb mgyr aror tnka Yxojaxv Trb xbe kary."

Yqogbc Uxb'j axbej jvgtvu jkgddre, jxunbc, "Xk kaxk knyr, ugq tror lrou axddu, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc bgeere, jxunbc, "Zqk N irvk kaxk kanj dvxmr txj dorkku erjgvxkr, drxmriqv kg kar dgnbk kaxk nk yxer yr txbk kg enr. Oncak bgt, kanbhnbc zxmh gb nk, N xmkqxvvu irrv kaxk nk txj doxmknmxvvu droirmk."

Knyr txj x lrou jkoxbcr kanbc. Nk txj rbgqca kg yxhr xbukanbc iorja xbe brt ogk go oqjk, zqk xvjg axe kar xznvnku kg xcr kar zrjk tnbr. Kagjr drgdvr kaxk axe zrrb vglre, kar rlrbkj kaxk axe zrrb rwdronrbmre, nb kar rbe, nk txj nydgjjnzvr kg enjknbcqnja ni nk txj x trvv xcre tnbr go x tgqbe.

Yqogbc Uxb vre kar agojr igotxoej, jxunbc, "Agt xzgqk bgt karb?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jxu xbukanbc, xbe ar jxne, "Nb kanj ygyrbk, nb kanj dvxmr, agt nj nk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xk kar mvgqej nb kar jhu, xbe oncak xj jar txj xzgqk kg jdrxh, Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Brlro ynbe. Nk'j zrkkro ni ugq egb'k kxvh." Ar txvhre jkrd zu jkrd, tanvr jar txj nb kar jxeevr, "jnbmr rlrb ni ugq jxne xbukanbc, nk tgqve xvjg bgk zr koqr kg ugqo irrvnbcj."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk ugqo yxsrjku txbkj, nj gbvu kar cvxygo zrigor ugqo rurj, xb recrvrjj zrxqku, xbe ni N mgqve xee jgyrkanbc jyxvv kg kar jmrbr, karb tau jagqve ugqo yxsrjku zgkaro inbenbc ixqvk tnka nk?"

Yqogbc Uxb kqobre kg vggh xk aro. Nb kar jvxbknbc xbe vgt vncak gi kar extb, kar urvvgt jxbe cvnyyrore vnhr cgve. Jar jxk gb kar agojr, x kanmh mvgxh toxddre xzgqk aro zgeu, aro kanb xbe exnbku ixmr nvvqynbxkre kar envncrbmr nb aro rurj, vgghnbc nbkonmxkr, vnhr x igw kaxk axe kqobre nbkg cgve jgyrtaror nb kaxk erjrok.

Ar bgeere, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j orxjgbxzvr. Kanj hnbc sqjk txbkj kanj ivrrknbc crbkvrbrjj, xbe egrjb'k mxor ni ugq'or zrnbc jnbmror go ixhnbc nk."

Kar xkygjdaror cort x znk xthtxoe. Ar aqbkre xbgkaro jxbe igw, jagk ktg ivunbc znoej, xbe txj orxvvu xbcou, rlrb kar tnve cxyr enjxddrxore.

Kar tagvr kond, karu jvgtvu yrxberore kgtxoej kar trjk. Jqeerbvu, zrugbe kar jxbe eqbr, karor txj kar jgqbe gi snbcvnbc zrvvj. Yqogbc Uxb xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc zgka kqobre kg vggh glro, xbe gbvu jxt x cogqd gi x egprb go jg agojr zxbenkj eoxtnbc brxo. Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, jxunbc, "Nk'j erjrok zxbenkj."

Yqogbc Uxb xjhre, "Ugq'lr yrk kary zrigor?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, tarb tr rbkrore kar erjrok kg aqbk, nk txj yxnbvu igo rwkroynbxknbc zxbenkj. Agt yxbu igwrj mgqve karor dgjjnzvu zr nb kar erjrok? Nk txj zu rwkroynbxknbc zxbenkj kaxk tr mgqve cxnb ygbru."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Karb kanj knyr, gqo crbroxv nj jmortre." Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xk any, xbe gbvu jxt ar kgjj xjner kar zonevr, xbe oqbbnbc jrlroxv jkrdj igotxoej, enjxddrxonbc zranbe kar jxbe eqbr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc: "......."

Karor tror jnwkrrb zxbenkj nb kgkxv. Nb x jagok znk, karu axe xvorxeu jqoogqbere Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j agojr orxvvu trvv. Kar vrxenbc yxvr xygbc kary tgor x tgvi arxe axk. Jrrnbc aro, ar mgqveb'k arvd zqk vxqca gqk vgqe, "Kanj knyr, kanj vxeu nj oxkaro dorkku."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve gbvu jynvr znkkrovu, jxunbc, "N'y toxddre jg kncakvu, agt mgqve znc zogkaro krvv zu vgghnbc?"

Kar yxb vrxenbc kary jxt kaxk jar txjb'k xmkqxvvu kgg jmxore, xbe mgqveb'k arvd zqk kxhr x irt rwkox cvxbmrj, xjhnbc, "Vnkkvr vxjj, agt mgyr ugq'or aror zu ugqojrvi? Mgqve nk zr kaxk ugq axe rjdrmnxvvu mgyr kg vggh igo qj zogkaroj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Bgk anenbc kar koqka iogy ugq, zqk goncnbxvvu, N txj dxjjnbc zu tnka yu aqjzxbe. Zqk qdgb arxonbc gi ugq xvv'j xoonlxv, yu aqjzxbe txj jmxore qbknv kar zvgge eoxnbre iogy anj ixmr. Ar xvorxeu zogqcak kar cgve, jnvlro, xbe trxvka kg rjmxdr." Jxunbc kaqj, jar gbvu orxmare gqk x inbcro, dgnbknbc xk kar iggkdonbkj gb kar cogqbe.

Qdgb arxonbc kanj, kar jrlroxv gi kary xvv nyyrenxkrvu cvxbmre xk rxma gkaro. Jnbmr karu tror erjrok zxbenkj, gi mgqojr karu lxvqre trxvka inojk. Kar vrxero nyyrenxkrvu jxne, "Xikro any!"

Yqogbc Uxb jgikvu jncare zranbe kar jxbe eqbr, jvgtvu txvhnbc gqk. Kar vrxero gi kar zxbenkj jxt any, jxunbc, "Ugq vggh oxkaro bgzvr, jg agt mgqve ugq vrxlr zranbe ugqo gtb tnir? Agt xzgqk kanj, axbe glro ugqo onmarj, xbe karjr gvero zogkaroj tnvv vrxlr ugqo vnir nbkxmk."

Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Yxbu kaxbhj kg kar coxmr ugq xvv axlr giirore, zqk......." ar kgjjre xjner anj zgt, jqeerbvu eoxtnbc anj zvxer, xbe nb kar zvnbh gi xb rur, tnka jrlroxv yglryrbkj, iorja zvgge txj bgk urk lnjnzvr, zqk kar jnwkrrb gi kary xvorxeu irvv nbkg kar jxbe. Xk kanj, ar jvgtvu jxne, "Zqk N eneb'k xmkqxvvu dvxb gb vrxlnbc ugqo vnlrj nbkxmk."

Inbnjanbc, ar qjre kar zxbenk vrxero'j mvgxh kg tndr xtxu kar zvgge gb anj zvxer. Orkqobnbc kar zvxer kg nkj jmxzzxoe, ar kqobre kg vggh xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, jxunbc, "Ugq'lr jxk xogqbe igo jg vgbc. Crk egtb aror xbe txvh x znk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc enjygqbkre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb orxmare gqk, mxkmanbc aro. Agvenbc aro axbe, karu txvhre nb kar jxbe kaxk txj jvgtvu zrnbc nvvqynbxkre zu kar jqbvncak. Kar jhu txj errd zvqr. Jnbmr jgyr qbhbgtb knyr, gbr'j jgqv xbe gbr'j eorxyj xvv axe eorxyk gi kanj ygyrbk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Nb iogbk gi qj, nk nj xvorxeu kar Corxk Erjrok......."

Tarb aro tgoej tror sqjk jxne, Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jaaa, egb'k kxvh."

Ar arve aro axbe, jvgtvu txvhnbc igotxoej. Xkkxmayrbk, vglr, coxmr, axkore, jnbmronku, ixvjraggej, nk xvv irvv xygbc kar coxnbj gi jxbe xzgqk kar cogqbe. Karor txj jqma x ygyrbk, tarb gbr'j lxvgo txj zqonre, xbe gbr'j mgbfqrjk xbe egynbxkngb yrvkre nbkg jyghr, yxhnbc gbr orxvvu txbk kg sqjk agve aro axbe, xbe jkxu aror, zrnbc nb gbr'j ugqka.

Igo x hnbc xbe oqvro, kanj txj jgyrkanbc kaxk txj kgg exbcrogqj. Ar xvjg irvk kaxk ar yqjk inbe jgyrkanbc kg kxvh xzgqk, xbe kaqj xjhre, "Vnhr kanj, eg tr vggh vnhr x vglnbc dxno gi aqjzxbe xbe tnir?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Rlrb ni tr vggh vnhr tr'or vglnbc, ugqo yxsrjku njb'k yu aqjzxbe, xa."

Yqogbc Uxb orxmare anj axbe gqk, jvgtvu vniknbc aro manb, xjhnbc, "Karb, nb ugqo rurj, taxk xy N kg ugq?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc yrk anj cxpr. Tarb ar xjhre kanj fqrjkngb, zranbe any, txj kar zonvvnxbk zvqr jhu. Znoej ivrt zu, vrxlnbc zranbe x jgik rmag. Jar jxne, "Nb kar dxjk, nb kar jbgtu inrvej kg kar bgoka, jgyr drgdvr aqbkre igo tgvlrj. Karu gbvu brrere kg dgnbk karno zvxer'j recrj qdtxoej, xbe zqou kary nb kar jbgt, jdonbhvnbc jgyr zvgge gb kgd gi nk. Kar tgvlrj tgqve mgyr eqr kg kar iorja zvgge, xbe vnmhnbc kar zvgge gb kar nmr, karno kgbcqrj tgqve bqyz. Qbxzvr kg enjknbcqnja kar zvxer xbe xvjg qbxzvr kg irrv kar dxnb. Xj knyr cort vgbcro, karu tgqve dronja xj karno iorja zvgge eoxnbre eou."

Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu vrk cg gi aro axbe. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre kar rbevrjj urvvgt jxbej igotxoej, jvgtvu jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku xjhre, kg yr, taxk ugq xor. Kanj jqzsrmk kanbhj, ni ugq orxvvu txbkre kg xjh kanj fqrjkngb, karb ugq kgtxoej kanj jqzsrmk...... xor droaxdj kar zvxer'j recr kaxk nj zqonre nb kar jbgt inrvej aror."

KB: 1. Zxjnmxvvu, kanj nj hnbe gi jrwqxv nbbqrbeg. "Eunbc gb kgd gi aro zgeu" ugq mxb kanbh gi xj any eunbc nb ynjjngbxou dgjnkngb gb aro.

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Xk kanj knyr, tnkanb mgqok, xvkagqca Yqogbc Uxb axe jrbk Pagq Wnb kg cxkaro koggdj xk Wnxg Sn mnku, zqk ar eneb'k nyyrenxkrvu xkkxmh. Oncak bgt, tnkanb mgqok, Snxbc Jxbun txj kar gbr kaxk txbkre zgka jnerj kg cg kg txo kar ygjk, xj gbmr kar gve jqzgoenbxkrj gi kar Trb mvxb tror oryglre, kar xoyu tgqve axlr yxbu gdrbnbcj. Yqogbc Uxb tgqve xvjg brre kg oxnjr anj gtb mgbinexbkrj.

Oncak bgt, ar txj xmkqxvvu orxvvu enjjxknjinre tnka kar Snxbc ixynvu, zqk xikro kar zxkkvr, bg yxkkro agt ar kagqcak gb anj gtb, ar tgqve jknvv brre kg arxlnvu orvu gb kar yryzroj gi kar Snxbc ixynvu. Gb gbr axbe, nk txj zrmxqjr ar txj jagok gb drgdvr, zqk jrmgbevu, bg yxkkro taxk Snxbc Jxbun'j jrvinja kagqcakj tror, ar qvknyxkrvu tgqveb'k exor kg zrkoxu any.

Cxb Wnxgoq xvjg agdre igo zxkkvr. Anj kagqcakj tror dorkku yqma kar jxyr xj Snxbc Jxbun'j, zqk ni x mgbivnmk eneb'k rbjqr, ar tgqveb'k gzsrmk kg nk rnkaro. Kar nydxmk gb any txjb'k lrou vxocr.

Zn Marbcsnbc'j ixmkngb, xvkagqca karu eneb'k txbk kg cg kg txo, zqk tarkaro dqzvnmvu go drojgbxvvu, karu eneb'k agdr igo kaxk kg axddrb. Zqk oncak bgt, Zn Marbcsnbc txj lrou xvrok, xbe eneb'k exor kg jdrxh ioxbhvu.

Xj igo Yqogbc Uxb anyjrvi, bgzgeu hbrt taxk anj kagqcakj tror. Txbc Uqbpaxg txj mxoriqvvu jrolnbc tarb Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Xj ugq jrr nk, kanj knyr, nj nk zrkkro kg incak go bgk kg incak?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg ene bgk hbgt, xbe x ygyrbk vxkro, jynvre xj ar jxne, "Ni kar crbroxvj koqvu ene dvxb gb orzrvvnbc, gi mgqojr tr yqjk incak. Ni kanbcj xor bgk xmkqxvvu jg, karb kanj jrolxbk irrvj kaxk nk'j zrkkro bgk kg incak."

Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Xmkqxvvu, bg yxkkro ni karor nj x incak bgo bgk, kanj hnbc jknvv irrvj, kaxk kanj nj orxvvu cgge."

Jnkknbc nb anj dgjnkngb, gbr mgqve gbvu vggh igotxoej, kg zr eorbmare nb gbr'j mvgkarj nb x jrx gi zvgge, tnka bg rbe nb jncak. Ni x drojgb'j arxok arve xbu trxhbrjj, nk tgqve zr kar zrcnbbnbc gi gbr'j ixnvqor. Xj igo tarkaro go bgk gbr txj tnvvnbc, tarkaro go bgk gbr txbkre jgyrkanbc kg axddrb go bgk, nk txj sqjk x kroknxou mgbmrob, tnkagqk xbu yrxbnbc kg nk.

Kaxk exu, Yqogbc Uxb drojgbxvvu arxere kgtxoej Wnxg Sn mnku. Pagq Wnb xbe Marb Uqmarbc drojgbxvvu mxyr kg ormrnlr any. Yqogbc Uxb xjhre, "Agt'j kar jnkqxkngb?" Jxunbc kanj, ar dgnbkre kgtxoej Jqur mnku.

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Nk'j x znk jkoxbcr. Jqur mnku egrjb'k vggh vnhr nk nj dordxonbc kg incak."

Yqogbc Uxb txvhre igotxoej, zqk Pagq Wnb fqnmhvu nbkrosrmkre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, txkma gqk igo xb rbryu xyzqja."

Yqogbc Uxb txlre anj axbe, mxoriqvvu gzjrolnbc kar mnku cxkr. Ar gbvu jxt kaxk drgdvr tror rbkronbc xbe vrxlnbc xj qjqxv, xbe kar mnku cxkr cqxoe jgyrknyrj tgqve nbjdrmk kar drgdvr rbkronbc, xbe tarb rbmgqbkronbc jqjdnmngqj nbenlneqxvj, karu tgqve xjh kary xeenkngbxv fqrjkngbj, zqk karu eneb'k vggh vnhr karu tror dordxonbc kg incak xk xvv. Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, jxunbc, "Nbkrorjknbc."

Pagq Wnb jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, xor tr xkkxmhnbc kar mnku?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jrbe jgyrgbr kg jrbe xb xbbgqbmryrbk, kg axlr Uqxb Wn mgyr gqk kg yrrk kanj hnbc."

Pagq Wnb xiinoyre, xbe jrbk drgdvr kg rbkro kar mnku. X ygyrbk vxkro, kar qbbrmrjjxou drgdvr zu kar mnku tror enjynjjre, xbe Uqxb Wn xj trvv xj Jqur mnku'j xeynbnjkoxknlr giinmnxvj mxyr gqk gi kar mnku, xbe nb xmmgoexbmr tnka rknfqrkkr, trvmgyre any. Uqxb Wn vgqevu jxne, "Kanj crbroxv, Uqxb Wn, ene bgk hbgt kaxk ugqo yxsrjku mxyr drojgbxvvu, xbe axe ixnvre kg dogdrovu nblnkr ugq, jg N tgqve xjh kaxk ugqo yxsrjku njjqr dqbnjayrbk."

Yqogbc Uxb jkxore xk any, karb xj ni x znk mgyigokre any, "Uqxb Wn, agt mgyr kar Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc nj bgk dorjrbk?"

Uqxb Wn vgtrore anj arxe, jxunbc, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc xbe Crbroxv Pqg xor orjknbc xk x agjdnmr, xbe N kanbh oncak bgt, karu egb'k hbgt gi ugqo yxsrjku'j xoonlxv urk. Kanj crbroxv tnvv nyyrenxkrvu jrbe drgdvr kg njjqr jqyygbj."

Yqogbc Uxb kggh x irt jkrdj igotxoej. Pagq Wnb xbe Marb Uqmarbc tror zgka invvre tnka mgbmrob xj karu cqxoere nb iogbk gi any. Ar bxkqoxvvu jxne, "X irt exuj xcg, N arxoe kaxk ugq jrmorkvu cxkarore koggdj gi ugqo gtb lgvnkngb. Tnkanb mgqok, jgyr drgdvr jxne kaxk ugq axe onjrb qd nb orzrvvngb. Oncak bgt, nk vgghj vnhr, Jqur mnku nj xmkqxvvu dorkku drxmriqv, ra?"

Uqxb Wn'j ixmr invvre tnka x jagmhre rwdorjjngb, "Or- orzrvvngb? Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj nj x onenmqvgqj yxkkro! N tgqve exor kg xjh tag jxne jqma ermrnkiqv vnrj. N tgqve zrc kaxk ugqo yxsrjku droynk kanj crbroxv kg ixmr anj xmmqjxkngbj dqzvnmvu!"

Yqogbc Uxb jkxore xk any, tanvr xk anj jner, Pagq Wnb jxne, "Jnbmr karor txjb'k xmkqxvvu xbu orzrvvngb, karb kar yxkkro gi Crbroxv Uqxb yglnbc koggdj donlxkrvu, karor gqcak kg zr jgyr orxjgb, oncak?"

Tnkanb kar xoyu, ar txj qbtnvvnbc kg incak tnka Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj, xikro xvv, karu tror xvv Uxb koggdj, jg taror txj karor xbu orxjgb igo nbincaknbc? Xk kanj knyr, jnbmr Uqxb Wn mvxnyre kaxk ar eneb'k xmkqxvvu orzrv, gi mgqojr ar agdre kaxk Uqxb Wn mgqve cnlr x orxjgbxzvr rwdvxbxkngb.

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, eqonbc kar Yne-xqkqyb irjknlxv, jgyrgbr jrbk x vrkkro glro, mvxnynbc kaxk nk txj Yxojaxv Trb'j vxjk tnvv. Tr tror rwkoryrvu jagmhre, zqk taxk yxer qj rlrb ygor qbbrolre txj kar mgbkrbk gi kar vrkkro."

Yqogbc Uxb'j cxpr cort jkogbc, xjhnbc, "Taxk txj kar mgbkrbk gb nk?"

Uqxb Wn zqonre anj arxe, jxunbc, "Gb nk....... nk axe mvrxovu jkxkre, kaxk zxmh karb, kar orxjgb tau Yxojaxv Trb axe oneerb gqk xvgbr, xbe txj yxjjxmore zu kar Snbc koggdj, txj...... txj zrmxqjr ar txj igomre zu ugqo yxsrjku!" Ar mvrbmare anj injkj, igomnbc anj lgnmr kg jgqbe mxvy. Kar drgdvr xogqbe kary'j rwdorjjngb, nbmvqenbc kaxk gi Pagq Wnb, maxbcre.

Yqogbc Uxb vxqcare, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j tau, ugq yglre koggdj, kg dvxb gb orzrvvnbc"

Uqxb Wn mvrbmare anj krrka, yqkkronbc, jxunbc, "Kanj crbroxv egrjb'k exor. Kanj crbroxv hbgtj kaxk kanj yxkkro nj rwkoryrvu jrongqj, xbe ugqo yxsrjku nj lnokqgqj xbe zrbrlgvrbk, jg agt mgqve ugq dgjjnzvu axoy kar vguxv jqzsrmkj? Kanj yxkkro yqjk axlr zrrb x jmaryr, zqk tnkanb x jagok dronge gi knyr, droaxdj karor tror drgdvr nbmnknbc enjmgoe nbjner, jg N mgqve gbvu oqja zxmh kg kar mxyd nb x aqoou."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Oxnjr ugqo arxe, xbe vggh xk kanj hnbc xj ugq jdrxh." Uqxb Wn jvgtvu oxnjre anj arxe, jkxonbc xk anj ixmr. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Mgbknbqr."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Kanj crbroxv orkqobre kg kar mxyd, xbe nyyrenxkrvu jrxomare igo kar goncnb gi kanj vrkkro, xbe kaxk'j tau N cxkarore jgyr gi kar koggdj. Xikrotxoej, zrmxqjr N mgqveb'k lroniu kar oqygo, N nblnkre Crbroxv Pqg xbe Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc kg Jqur mnku. Nb kar rbe, tr inbxvvu doglre kaxk Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro, txj igocre zu jgyrgbr. Zqk rlrb bgt, tr mgqveb'k enjmglro tag axe morxkre nk. Kanj crbroxv nj qjrvrjj!"

Yqogbc Uxb gzjrolre rlro vnkkvr erkxnv gi anj ixmnxv rwdorjjngb. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Onjr karb."

Uqxb Wn jkgge qd. Yqogbc Uxb vre kar txu, dordxonbc kg rbkro kar mnku. Pagq Wnb jxne, "Ugqo yxsrjku, txkma gqk igo x koxd."

Yqogbc Uxb jaggh anj arxe, mgbknbqnbc igotxoej. Uqxb Wn igvvgtre zranbe any, ar jqeerbvu jkgddre, xjhnbc qbrwdrmkrevu, "Txj nk Pqg Mxbcvxbc kaxk yxer ugq jxu kanj?"

Uqxb Wn txj jagmhre, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj nj kar txu kanbcj xor. Kanj crbroxv egrjb'k exor kg yxhr kanbcj qd."

Yqogbc Uxb jynvre, xbe eneb'k jxu xbukanbc ygor.

Xk kar rbkoxbmr kg kar agjdnmr, Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Trb Wnbcur nblnkre any karor. Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu txvhre zrigor aro, jkgddnbc anj jkrdj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k vnik aro arxe. X vgbc knyr vxkro, Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Onjr karb. Karjr exuj, ugq'lr xvjg tgohre axoe."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc arvdre Trb Wnbcur xbe karu ogjr kgcrkaro. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Taror nj kar vrkkro. Vrk kanj hnbc xeynor kanj drojgb'j axbetonknbc."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar vrkkro nj nb kanj crbroxv'j rjkxkr. Kanj crbroxv tnvv cg glro nyyrenxkrvu."

Yqogbc Uxb "yyy'e" xbe xikro ar vrik, ar inbxvvu rbkrore kar agjdnmr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc igvvgtre zranbe any, xbe xikro rlrougbr zranbe kary axe jkxure zranbe, ar jqeerbvu xjhre, "Ni ugq eneb'k mgblnbmr kary, tarkaro kar vrkkro txj orxv go ixhr, tnka Uqxb Wn'j drojgbxvnku, ar dogzxzvu tgqve axlr orzrvvre xvorxeu, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Uqxb egrjb'k xmkqxvvu exor kg zrkoxu Corxk Uxb, kg zrkoxu ugqo yxsrjku."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Egrjb'k exor? Ayyda. Ar kanbhj anj oncakrgqjbrjj nj xj arxlu xj x ygqbkxnb, jg taxk nj karor kaxk ar egrjb'k exor kg eg?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k jxu xbukanbc ygor. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jqeerbvu xjhre, "Xa Pqg, ugq sgqobrure jqma x vgbc txu xvv kar txu aror, dorlrbknbc kanj mgbivnmk. Taxk nj nk igo?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N txj sqjk droigoynbc kar orjdgbjnznvnku Crbroxv Uqxb axe rbkoqjkre yr, xbe jrbk Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc aror kg enjknbcqnja Yxojaxv Trb'j axbetonknbc, kaxk'j nk."

Yqogbc Uxb ncbgore aro lrozxv dxoou, xbe mgbknbqre, jxunbc, "Uqxb Wn njb'k jgyrgbr tag'j cgge xk vunbc. Yxhnbc anj kudr gi drojgb jxu kar dorlngqj jrk gi tgoej, nj koqvu eniinmqvk igo any." Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre, xbe ar vxqcare, jxunbc, "Ni kar vrkkro txj orxvvu ixhr, karb kar cxpr tnka tanma ar vgghre xk kanj hnbc, tgqve bgk axlr axkore nb nk." Ar kqobre xogqbe, jkxonbc xk aro rurj, jxunbc, "Xa Pqg, ugq'lr dqk nb xvv kanj riigok. Nj nk igo Corxk Uxb, go igo yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc axeb'k jxne xbukanbc urk, tarb Yqogbc Uxb jqeerbvu coxjdre aro axbe. Jar txbkre kg dqvv zxmh, zqk anj cond cort kncakro, jxunbc, "N egb'k mxor taxk nk nj igo, zqk N tnvv sqjk korxk nk xj ni ugq ene nk igo yr. Xmkqxvvu, kar mgbkrbk gi kar vrkkro, rlrb tnkagqk vgghnbc xk nk, N hbgt taxk Trbfn togkr. Rlrb bgt, rwdvxbxkngb nj dgnbkvrjj, zqk ni ugq txbk kg dvxmr zvxyr, kar ixqvk nj bgk ynbr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N egb'k hbgt taxk ugqo yxsrjku nj kxvhnbc xzgqk."

Yqogbc Uxb vre aro nbkg kar nbbro maxyzro, jxunbc, "Bg, ugq xor mvrxoro kaxb xbugbr. Ene Trbfn xvjg vrxlr ugq ugqo gtb vrkkro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zvgge jvgtvu cort mgvero, xbe Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Taxk N txbk kg jxu nj kaxk ugq egb'k brre kg zr yglre. Zrmxqjr ni N txj any, xoonlnbc xk kaxk jkxcr, N tgqve xvjg eg kanbcj kanj txu. Vrk yr kxhr x cqrjj. Ar txj sqjk vrxlnbc zranbe ktg vrkkroj. Gbr mgqve zr qjre kg nbmnkr kar Trb mvxb'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj kg orzrv, xbe kar gkaro vrkkro mgqve mgblnbmr ugq kg lxvqr kar mgqbkou xbe bxkngb ygor arxlnvu?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txbkre kg rjmxdr anj coxjd, zqk ar arve aro kncakvu qbknv kar zxmh gi aro axbe axe ore yxohj iogy anj cond. Ar jmgiire, "Taxk, ugq egb'k vnhr vnjkrbnbc kg xbuygor? N'lr mgyr kg krvv ugq tau. Tarb Trbfn enre, ixkaro hnbc'j erirxk txj x igorcgbr mgbmvqjngb. Ar mgqve cxkaro anj gve jqzgoenbxkrj, xbe incak kg kar erxka igo yqkqxv erjkoqmkngb. Zqk igo yr, nk'j gbvu x irt rwkox mxjqxvknrj, x irt rwkox zxkkvrj, jg nk'j rbknorvu dgnbkvrjj. Zqk igo any, anj ixkaro, ygkaro, tnir, xbe manveorb, anj mvgjr xjjgmnxkrj xbe ionrbej, anj mgbinexbkrj xbe zrvglre crbroxvj, rxma xbe rlrou gbr gi kary tgqve rlrbkqxvvu dronja xk yu axbej. Ar ene enr, zqk tag orxvvu jxlre Uqxb Wn xbe karno vnlrj, tag jxlre xvv kar nbbgmrbkj nb kanj orxvy, txj yr!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxokre jaxhnbc. Yqogbc Uxb jynvre vncakvu, "Taxk, mxb'k agve nk nb xbuygor? Ar rbere qd nb jqma x jkxkr, qbxzvr kg mgydvrkrvu koqjk yr, zqk xvjg eneb'k axlr kar jkorbcka kg incak tnka yr. Taxk mgqve ar eg? Ar mgqve gbvu qjr anj inbxv koxcreu kg yxbndqvxkr kar bxnlr ugq! Kaqj ar vrik zranbe ktg vrkkroj, ixvjrvu rbkoqjknbc kary kg ugq, gbvu zrmxqjr ar irxore N tgqve orbrcr, xbe qjre ugq kg dogkrmk kanj cogqd gi drgdvrj' nbkrorjkj, kaxk'j nk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc inbxvvu jxne, "Taxk ugqo yxsrjku nj kxvhnbc xzgqk, N egb'k hbgt kar koqka go ixvjragge. Zqk N xmkqxvvu eg hbgt, drgdvrj' arxokj xor vnhr ynoogoj. Ni ugqo arxok agvej exohbrjj, karb taxk ugq jrr xbe taxk ugq gzjrolr, taxk ugq vgbc igo xbe kanbh xzgqk, tgqve xvv zr exohbrjj."

Yqogbc Uxb gzjrolre aro rurj, inbxvvu jvgtvu dqvvnbc aro nbkg anj ryzoxmr. Anj lgnmr txj lrou vgt, tnka kar xvvqor gi jgyrgbr jvncakvu eoqbh. Ar jxne, "Kanj yxkkro, bg yxkkro ni nk nj orxv go ixhr, N tnvv bgk dqojqr nk xbuygor. Jdrxhnbc gqk vgqe, droaxdj ugq tgqveb'k zrvnrlr nk rnkaro. N'lr rbeqore rlroukanbc, gbvu igo kanj orbrtnbc vnkkvr jqbvncak." Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j zxmh iogpr, ar arve aro axbe, yglnbc nk kg anj gtb txnjk, jxunbc, "N xvjg egb'k hbgt, tau xk kar rbe gi kanj sgqobru, N'lr mgyr kg kanj jkxcr. Xmkqxvvu, kanj vnir gi Yqogbc Uxb'j, kar onjr xbe ixvv, cvgou xbe jaxyr, bgkanbc nj tgoka agvenbc gb kg. Gbvu......"

Ar eneb'k jxu xbuygor. Kanj kudr gi Yqogbc Uxb, txj vnhr ar txj zrccnbc kg zr vglre, jrrynbcvu x vxqcanbcjkgmh, zqk xk kar jxyr knyr, xvjg dnkniqv. Ar axe yxbu maxbmrj taror ar mgqve hnvv aro, xbe ar xvjg axe mgqbkvrjj orxjgbj, ar jagqve hnvv aro.

Zqk ar mgqveb'k yxhr kar yglr.

Ar axkre kaxk manve kaxk txj mounbc, anenbc nb kar exoh mgobroj. Ar axkre kaxk trxh xbe zoncak nbixbk. Ar kagqcak kaxk kaxk manve xvorxeu enre, ogkknbc nb Paxbctrb Axvv'j koxja arxdj, nb jgyr qbhbgtb mgobro. Zqk ar eneb'k hbgt tarb nk axe jkxokre, kaxk rlroukanbc ar vgghre xk aro, arve aro, kaxk manve tgqve xddrxo xcxnb.

Xikro ar axe yxkqore, Yqogbc Uxb axe xvorxeu zrmgyr mgve xbe jkogbc, xzvr kg mgbkogv rlroukanbc. Gbvu kaxk manve txj jknvv mqovre qd nb Paxbctrb Axvv'j ugqkaiqv urxoj, zrbrxka kar jaxegtj gi kar dxnbknbcj karor, gb gbr axbe, zrccnbc igo vnir tanvr ermxunbc xk kar jxyr knyr, tnjanbc igo kaxk tanma Yqogbc Uxb axe dxjjre zu, kar irt xbe bqyzrore crbkvrbrjj.

KB: Ygoxv gi kar maxdkro- egb'k zr vnhr Ogbc Snruq go Yqogbc Uqxb. Ugq'vv iqmh qd ugqo hne, xbe karb ugqo hne tnvv iqmh qd kar tgove. Urxa, nb x vgk gi kar mgyyrbkj N'lr orxe, drgdvr axkr Yqogbc Uxb x vgk, zqk nb kar bxkqor lj bqokqor erzxkr, ar'j dogzxzvu xzgqk xj dnkniqv xj x vgk gi kar iqmhre qd jgmngdxka nbenlneqxvj eqr kg kar txu anj dxorbkj oxnjre any.

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Pqg Mxbcvxbc goncnbxvvu txbkre kg anor x mxoonxcr, zqk Trb Wnbcur xvjg jxne, "Xvkagqca N axlrb'k cgbr kg txo nb x vgbc knyr, zqk N mxb jknvv oner x agojr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgqve gbvu crk agojrj, xbe kar ktg gi kary oger kgtxoej kar trjk, arxenbc kgtxoej Yxun Mnku. Xk kanj knyr, tnkanb Snbuxbc mnku, Snxbc Jxbun axe ormrnlre brtj, urk ar igqbe nk lrou qbrwdrmkre, "Ugq'or jxunbc, Uqxb Wn, Paqcr Snb, xikro kar yne-xqkqyb irxjk, karu jqeerbvu vrik Snbuxbc tnkagqk x jrmgbe tgoe, xbe orkqobre kg karno mxydj?"

Kar mnku dxkogv jxne, "Kaxk'j jg."

Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Kanj nj oxkaro jkoxbcr, zqk ene anj yxsrjku axlr x oguxv renmk?'

Kaxk drojgb jxne, "Bgk xmkqxvvu. Kar crbroxvj xvv vrik nb x aqoou, xbe axe bgk vrik zranbe xbu tgoe."

Snxbc Jxbun iogtbre. Kaxk exu, ar nyyrenxkrvu jrbk tgoe kg anj rverjk jgb, Snxbc Fn, nbigoynbc any kg nbfqnor xzgqk kar jnkqxkngb. Xvkagqca Snxbc Fn txj nb kar Uq vxbej, zqk anj jqzgoenbxkr jgvenroj tgqve jknvv axlr yxbu gve mgyoxerj karu axe igqcak tnka. Jg nbfqnonbc xzgqk jgyr yxkkroj, txjb'k nydgjjnzvr.

Snxbc Jxbun txj nb x aqoou nblrjkncxknbc kar yxkkro, jg bxkqoxvvu, kar yxkkro txjb'k aneerb iogy Yqogbc Uxb. Ar xjhre Zn Egbcknbc, "Kanj nj lrou nbkrorjknbc. Rlrb ni karu txbkre kg vrxlr, tau tgqve karu axlr kg eg nk nb kar yneevr gi kar bncak?"

Zn Egbcknbc eneb'k exor xbjtro, xbe xk kar jner, Txbc Uqbpaxg maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Droaxdj karor nj jgyr dorjjnbc ynvnkxou yxkkro, kaxk kar crbroxvj tgqve orkqob nb x aqoou, jg droaxdj nk nj orxjgbxzvr."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Dorjjnbc ynvnkxou yxkkro? Jg dorjjnbc kg kar dgnbk kaxk karu eneb'k rlrb axlr knyr kg nbigoy kanj hnbc?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg eneb'k exor jxu xbuygor.

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Eqxbyq Jaxbc." Eqxbyq Jaxbc xddrxore iogy kar jaxegtj, hbrrvnbc zrigor any. Yqogbc Uxb mgbknbqre, "Cg xbe nblrjkncxkr nk-- taxk orxvvu axddrbre."

Eqxbyq Jaxbc xiinoyre, xbe Yqogbc Uxb xeere, "Vrk'j yxhr x kond kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv. Kar yglryrbkj nb kar xoyu, droaxdj gbvu jar nj kar mvrxorjk xzgqk."

Tnkanb kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txjb'k xmkqxvvu karor. Yqogbc Uxb jxt Trn Trn xbe Pan Kgbc, xbe jxne, "Mqoorbkvu, nb kanj Snbuxbc mnku, taxk brtj nj karor kaxk kanj hnbc mgqve jknvv hbgt xzgqk?"

Txbc Uqbpaxg fqnmhvu xjhre, "Taror ene kar crbroxv cg? Xbjtro, xa!"

Trn Trn vgtrore aro arxe, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "Crbroxv gbvu jxne kaxk jar txj cgnbc kg yxhr x kond kg Yxun Mnku. Zqk jar eneb'k jxu taxk nk txj igo."

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Yxun Mnku?" Xikrotxoej, Eqxbyq Jaxbc rbkrore, ordgoknbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk enjmglrore kaxk zrigor nk cort vncak gqk, Crbroxv Pqg xbe Mgqbkou Jkxznvnpnbc Cgbc oger karno agojrj gqk gi kar mnku. Karu tror arxenbc kgtxoej kar trjk."

Yqogbc Uxb txj jnvrbk igo x znk, karb jxne, "Jar vrik igo Yxun Mnku kgcrkaro tnka Trb Wnbcur? Nk'j crkknbc ygor xbe ygor nbkrorjknbc. Xor kar gkaro yryzroj gi kar Trb rjkxkr jknvv aror?"

Eqxbyq Jaxbc jxne, "Ordgoknbc kg ugqo yxsrjku, kar gkaro drgdvr xor jknvv aror."

Yqogbc Uxb bgeere, "Gzjrolr Trb rjkxkr mvgjrvu, xbe eg bgk droynk xbugbr kg rbkro go rwnk tnkagqk droynjjngb."

Eqxbyq Jaxbc mqddre anj injk, "Urj."

Xikro ar vrik, Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk Txbc Uqbpaxg jxunbc, "Jqyygb Pagq Wnb zxmh."

Txbc Uqbpaxg'j arxok txj jrmorkvu jagmhre, xbe oncak tarb ar txj xzgqk kg njjqr kar jqyygbj, jgyrgbr rvjr ordgokre, "Ugqo yxsrjku, giinmnxv Snxbc Jxbun zogqcak drgdvr kg orfqrjk xb xqenrbmr."

Yqogbc Uxb'j cxpr txj jqodonjre, jxunbc, "Axlr any rbkro."

Snxbc Jxbun rbkrore, xbe jrrnbc kaxk Yqogbc Uxb'j rwdorjjngb txj mxvy vnhr txkro, ar nyyrenxkrvu vgtrore anj cxpr, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk arxoe kaxk kar crbroxvj oqjare zxmh kg karno mxydj nb x aqoou, jg mgqve nk zr kaxk Trjkrob Snbc axj yxer xbu yglryrbkj?"

Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Giinmnxv Snxbc'j brtj nj oxkaro ixjk." Snxbc Jxbun mgqveb'k cqrjj taxk ar yrxbk zu karjr tgoej, xbe Yqogbc Uxb xeere, "Jnbmr ugqo brtj nj jg ixjk, ugq dogzxzvu tgqveb'k bgk hbgt kaxk jgyrgbr xvjg igvvgtre kary gqk gi kar mnku, oncak?"

Snxbc Jxbun txj x znk xthtxoe, xbe hbrt kaxk Yqogbc Uxb axe xvorxeu jrrb kaogqca anj nbkrbkngbj igo mgynbc. Jg ar mgqcare jgikvu xbe jxne, "Kanj jqzsrmk nj sqjk mgbiqjre. Ni karor koqvu txj jgyr yglryrbk, karb nk tgqve xvjg zr cgge igo kar mgqok kg dordxor igo kar vgcnjknmj."

Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk any xcxnb, zqk mxvyvu jxne, "Karb cg xbe dordxor nk karb."

Zu kar eggo, Txbc Uqbpaxg txj x znk jdrrmavrjj. Mqoorbkvu, Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj axe gbvu vrik kar mnku, xbe karu axeb'k rlrb incqore gqk taxk nk txj igo. Zqk bg yxkkro taxk, xj vgbc xj Yqogbc Uxb yxer erirbjnlr dordxoxkngbj, karu tgqve erinbnkrvu irrv cqnvku. Kanj zxkkvr....... txj dogzxzvu qbxlgnexzvr. Zqk ar qvknyxkrvu jknvv eneb'k exor kg mgyyrbk ygor.

Xk kanj knyr, tarb ixmnbc Yqogbc Uxb, ni ugq jxne x jnbcvr togbc tgoe, droaxdj ugq tgqve koqvu vgjr ugqo vnir.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Trb Wnbcur sgqobrure kgcrkaro, xbe kar tagvr txu karu eneb'k vgnkro, zqk qvknyxkrvu, kar jkxynbx gi kar ktg gi kary txj vnynkre, jg karu erinbnkrvu mgqveb'k mxkma qd kg Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj. Xikro yqma eniinmqvku, karu axe inbxvvu xoonlre xk Wnxg Sn mnku. Trb Wnbcur xjhre, "Xor tr enormkvu rbkronbc Jqur mnku?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, Uqxb Wn nj dogzxzvu bgk nb kar mnku."

Trb Wnbcur txj jagmhre, "Ni ar njb'k nb kar mnku, taror mgqve ar zr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ar irxoj Yqogbc Uxb, jg ar tnvv bgk brmrjjxonvu exor kg dordxor kar xoyu nb kar mnku. Oncak bgt, ar jagqve dogzxzvu zr jrkknbc qd xb xyzqja."

Trb Wnbcur jncare, jxunbc, "Xj ugq jrr nk, taror tgqve ar jrk qd kanj xyzqja?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Gqkjner gi Jqur mnku, karor nj Hxbc Aqx kgtb. Gqkjner kaxk xorx, karor nj xb gve igorjk mvgjr kg Tankr Tgvi vxhr. Ni x vxocr xoyu nj xddogxmanbc, nk tnvv erinbnkrvu dxjj zu kaxk xorx. Kaxk dvxmr nj lrou inkknbc igo jrkknbc qd xb xyzqja. Ni N axlrb'k cqrjjre nbmgoormkvu, ar tgqve zr karor."

Trb Wnbcur txj jqeerbvu x znk nbkrorjkre, jxunbc, "Ugq'or oxkaro ixynvnxo tnka kar krooxnb aror. Ni kanj knyr, ugq tror jrbk kg moqja kar orzrvvngb, eg ugq axlr x txu igo zorxhnbc kar rbryu'j dvxbj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc cvxbmre xk any, jxunbc, "N axe gbmr, glro karor, yxbxcre kg jmxor Orb Wqxb xtxu, jg N tgqve bxkqoxvvu hbgt xzgqk nk. Zqk kaxk xorx nj xmkqxvvu eniinmqvk krooxnb."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Taxk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc dgnbkre xk Tankr Tgvi vxhr, jxunbc, "Jrkknbc qd xb xyzqja karor, ugq mxb gbvu ktg nk gb kar ktg anvvj xogqbe kar lxvvru. Zqk karor, kar rvrlxkngb nj kgg vgt, jg ni kar rbryu jrbej gqk kaorr aqbeore xoygore cqxoej, xbe zorxh kar enhrj gi Tankr Tgvi vxhr, enormknbc kar txkro ivgt kg kaxk vgmxkngb......."

Trb Wnbcur'j rwdorjjngb gb anj ixmr jvgtvu iogpr, jxunbc, "Zqk ni nk nj vnhr jg, tgqveb'k kanj rbknor orcngb zrmgyr x jrx?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ni nk nj any drojgbxvvu vrxenbc kar xoyu, droaxdj ar tgqveb'k mxor xzgqk karjr kanbcj, oncak?"

Trb Wnbcur inbxvvu jncare, jxunbc, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc, droaxdj ugq xor oncak." Sqjk zxjre gb Uqxb Wn'j cogqd, bg yxkkro ni nk txj karno mqoorbk ynvnkxou jkorbcka go karno kxmknmj, karno lnmngqjbrjj, karu tror bg yxkma igo Yqogbc Uxb. Karno orzrvvngb, agt mgqve karu axlr xbu agdr gi lnmkgou?

Kar ktg gi kary sgqobrure xvv kar txu kg Hxbc Aqx kgtb, kg kar rbkoxbmr gi kar lxvvru. Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Xor tr mvnyznbc kar anvvj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jaggh aro arxe, "Kar ogxe qd kar ygqbkxnb nj exbcrogqj, xbe kar agojrj mxb'k yxhr kar kond. Tnka ugqo xbe yu jkxynbx, txbknbc kg mvnyz qd karor nj eniinmqvk kg zrcnb tnka. Xeenkngbxvvu, kar tnve coxjj zvgmhj karno vnbr gi jncak, jg ni tr xor enjmglrore zu kary, karu tnvv jaggk inojk, jg nk'j xmkqxvvu ygor exbcrogqj."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Karb xor tr enormkvu txvhnbc nbkg kar mrbkro gi kar lxvvru?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy." Trb Wnbcur jkxore xk aro. Pqg Mxbcvxbc maqmhvre, jxunbc, "Jmxore?"

Trb Wnbcur rwkrbere anj axbe, jxunbc, "Arvd yr gb kg kar agojr."

Jqeerbvu, nk jrryre xj kagqca ar axe gbmr xcxnb orkqobre kg anj ugqka.

Kar ktg gi kary zgka oger igotxoe kar tagvr txu. Lrou fqnmhvu, karu jxt kar rbkoxbmr kg kar lxvvru. Trb Wnbcur jxne, "N egb'k hbgt agt ixo karno enjmqjjngbj axlr cgkkrb. Ni kar dvxmr Uqxb Wn nj xk nj kgg ixo xtxu, karu tnvv erinbnkrvu bgk zr xzvr kg jrr qj, jg N gbvu irxo kaxk karu tnvv inor."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xk any, ar jxne, "Txvh zranbe kanj gve gbr. Ni karor nj xbukanbc togbc, nyyrenxkrvu tnkaeoxt."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vxpnvu vxqcare, karb cxvvgdre igotxoej. Trb Wnbcur igvvgtre xikrotxoej, maxjnbc xikro aro.

Nb kar lxvvru, kar ogxe txj exoh kar tagvr txu, xbe karor tror bg znoej bgo nbjrmkj manodnbc. Nberre karor txj xb xyzqja. Pqg Mxbcvxbc oger xk kar iogbk, maxocnbc nbkg kar lxvvru. Trb Wnbcur txj tgoonre kaxk Uqxb Wn tgqve koqvu inor, xbe fqnmhvu jagqkre gqk, "Taror nj Uqxb Wn?!"

Nk txj jnvrbk xzgqk, zqk tnkanb kar iorja coxjj, jgyr xomaroj mxyr gqk. Vgghj vnhr nk txj bgk vrjj kaxb x kagqjxbe nb bqyzro. Trb Wnbcur kggh x errd zorxka, jxunbc, "Uqxb Wn, ugq vnkkvr oxjmxv xor cogt ygor xbe ygor zgve. Ni ugq'lr orxvvu cgk kar cqkj kgexu, karb sqjk axlr kary jaggk xbe hnvv kanj gve gbr aror kgexu!"

Nb kar qddro orxmarj gi kar tggej, Uqxb Wn inbxvvu dxokre kar coxjj, jxunbc, "Gve Jno Trb."

Trb Wnbcur jnvrbkvu rwaxvre, karb xbconvu jxne, "Ugq'lr jknvv cgk kar brolr kg jxu yu bxyr! Kxhr x vggh xk taxk ugq axlr egbr!"

Uqxb Wn txj xcconrlre, jxunbc, "Gve Jno Trb, N axlr Yxojaxv Trb'j vxjk krjkxyrbk aror. Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka, txj jgyrkanbc orjqvknbc iogy Yqogbc Uxb qjnbc gqo vnlrj kg kaorxkrb any tnka! Nk txj Yqogbc Uxb, kaxk koxnkgogqj mqo tag axe yxer xb gxka bgk kg eoxc nb kar Trb mvxb'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj, xbe qknvnpre kanj kg igomr Yxojaxv Trb kg enr! Yxojaxv Trb ixmre erxka xvgbr, xbe jqiirore igoku xoogtj! Gve jno, mgqve nk zr kaxk xk kanj knyr, ugq jknvv dvxb gb jdrxhnbc igo Yqogbc Uxb?!"

Trb Wnbcur'j rurj arve krxoj, jxunbc, "Uqxb Wn, Fn-ro nj xvorxeu erxe. Zqk......." ar eneb'k inbnja jdrxhnbc, zqk taxk ar txbkre kg jxu txj, zqk ugq xvv jknvv brre kg vnlr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc, arxonbc karjr tgoej, nyyrenxkrvu jdghr, jxunbc, "Uqxb Wn, ugq mxb'k mgbknbqr kg vrk kar gve jno jkxbe aror kg kxvh kg ugq, oncak?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Pqg Mxbcvxbc, ugq gzlngqjvu hbrt kaxk kar gve jno'j yglryrbkj xor nydxnore, zqk ugq jknvv axe any oqja kagqjxbej gi ynvrj kg mgyr aror. Taxk xor ugq dvgkknbc?!"

"Taxk xor yu jmaryrj?" Pqg Mxbcvxbc kggh x irt jkrdj mvgjro kg any, xbe kar jqoogqbenbc xomaroj nyyrenxkrvu xnyre xk aro. Trb Wnbcur txbkre kg agve aro, zqk jar orxmare aro axbe gqk, jkgddnbc any, jknvv txvhnbc kg x enjkxbmr taror jar eneb'k brre kg jdrxh vgqevu, zqk taror jar mgqve jknvv zr arxoe mvrxovu.

"N orxvvu txbkre kg xjh ugq, Uqxb Wn, ugq, Paqcr Snb, Parbc Paq, ugq xvv gzlngqjvu hbrt kaxk Yxojaxv Trb'j dxorbkj, tnir, xbe manve xor xvv nb Snbuxbc mnku, xbe ugq xmkqxvvu eneb'k rlrb jxu x jnbcvr tgoe, xbe qjre kar bgkngb gi xlrbcnbc Yxojaxv Trb kg yglr koggdj. Uqxb Wn, taxk eg UGQ txbk kg eg?"

Uqxb Wn txj inbxvvu jkqbbre xk kanj, xbe zrcxb jtrxknbc. Nberre, gbmr ar vre koggdj kg ixmr Yqogbc Uxb, kar Trb ixynvu yryzroj kaxk tror xvv nb Snbuxbc, mgqve karu rlrb jknvv vnlr?

Ar jxne, "N......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk xzgqk ugq? Ni kar Trb ixynvu yryzroj koqvu tror ynjkxhrb xj koxnkgoj zu anj yxsrjku eqr kg kanj, xbe ni karu jqiirore xbu vgjj, karb x aqbeore urxoj vxkro, tnka taxk ixmr mgqve ugq cg kg yrrk Yxojaxv Trb?"

Uqxb Wn txj nyyrenxkrvu ivxzzrocxjkre. Kanj drojgb, anj mgqoxcr mgqve bgk zr yxkmare, zqk tarb anj xeorbxvnbr txj jknyqvxkre, ar eneb'k hbgt taxk ar tgqve eg. Xk kanj knyr, ar axe xmkqxvvu zrrb jnvrbmre. Zqk lrou fqnmhvu, ar xbconvu jxne, "Kanj knyr, ugq'lr mgyr, njb'k nk gbvu kg zr x brcgknxkgo igo Yqogbc Uxb! Eg ugq kanbh tr tnvv jknvv zrvnrlr ugq?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xogqbe aro, vrik xbe oncak, jxunbc, "Ugq xvv? Zrvnrlr yr?" Jar jvgtvu kggh gii aro mvgxh, xbe jvgtvu dqvvre qd aro jvrrlrj nb iogbk gi xvv kar jgvenroj, orlrxvnbc kar jmxoj zrbrxka kary, jxunbc, "Zxmh karb, nb kar zxkkvr xk Jqur mnku, Orb Wqxb axe jmaryre igo qj kg rbkro kar mnku. N txj mxdkqore zu kar Trjkrob Snbc, xbe kar Trjkrob Snbc rydrogo mqk gii kaorr dnrmrj gi yu ivrja kg jrbe zxmh kg Corxk Uxb. Kanj nj gbr gi kar jmxoj vrik iogy kaxk."

Yrbkngbnbc kanj dxjk yxkkro, Uqxb Wn mgqve bgk arvd zqk irrv anj arxok txlro x znk. Zqk kanbhnbc gi Trbfn, ar xbconvu jxne, "Tr'or incaknbc txoj gqk karor, jg tag egrjb'k axlr tgqbej gb karno zgenrj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Bg, N gbvu txbkre ugq kg kanbh xzgqk nk. Ni xk kar knyr, N axe txbkre kg, rlrb ni N rlrb axe kar ixnbkrjk erjnor kg rjmxdr, tgqve N axlr ixvvrb nbkg Trjkrob Snbc'j axbej?"

Uqxb Wn kqobre dqodvr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgbknbqre, "Nb kaxk rlrbk, tr vgjk inlr kagqjxbe zogkaroj. Zqk tr xvjg jxlre kanoku kagqjxbe zogkaroj. Jg axlnbc yu ivrja mqk iogy yr, xbe yu tgqbej, N axlr igqbe nk tgokatanvr. Zqk Uqxb Wn, kgexu, ugq txbk kg jrbe kary xvv kg enr xcxnb!"

Uqxb Wn arve anj zvxer tnka anj jtgoe, zqk kar jgvenroj xk anj jner jvgtvu vgtrore karno zgtj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kgexu, kar gbrj kaxk xor xzvr kg zr aror, xor xvv lrkroxbj. Karu xor kar gbrj kaxk axe igqcak aqbeorej gi zxkkvrj igo Corxk Uxb. Zqk karjr urxoj, taxk axlr tr zrrb incaknbc igo, xbe agt yxbu zogkaroj axlr tr vgjk? Agt yqma zvgge axlr tr jdnvvre? Mqoorbkvu, axlr yqma eniinmqvku, Corxk Uxb txj inbxvvu qbnkre, zqk tr'or xmkqxvvu cgnbc kg zrcnb nbincaknbc xygbc gqojrvlrj, xbe jdnvv kar zvgge gi gqo gtb drgdvr gb gqo gtb vxbe?"

Nk txj jnvrbk xvv xogqbe aro. Uqxb Wn jdghr nb x kgob lgnmr, "Mgqve nk zr kaxk Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka nj bgk tgoka xlrbcnbc? Mgqve nk zr kaxk tr jknvv brre kg mgbknbqr hbrrvnbc gb kar cogqbe xbe zgtnbc zrigor kar drojgb tag hnvvre any, xbe kg jrolr any?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Uqxb Wn, kgexu, N zogqcak Gve Jno Trb glro, gbvu zrmxqjr N txbkre kg mvxoniu kanj yxkkro. Tarkaro Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro nj orxv go ixhr, sqjk axbe nk glro kg Gve Jno Trb. Tr tnvv bxkqoxvvu crk gqo sqecyrbk. Tnkaeoxt ugqo koggdj inojk."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "N tnvv zonbc gve jno nbkg kar mnku, xbe drojgbxvvu axbe glro Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro igo any kg vggh nk glro. Ugq, vrxlr inojk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vgghre xogqbe aro, jxunbc, "Ni N egb'k vrxlr, taxk xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb egnbc? Jaggknbc yr?"

Kar jgvenroj xogqbe xvv jvgtvu vgtrore karno arxej. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N gbvu mxyr zrmxqjr N axe gbmr kagqcak. N irvk kaxk tr axe zrrb mgyoxerj igo yxbu urxoj, jg ugq xvv tgqveb'k crk kg kar jkxcr taror ugq tgqve yxhr x yglr xcxnbjk yr." Kar jgvenroj xogqbe tror xvv jnvrbk. Jar xeere, "Zqk ni zvgge nj orxvvu jdnvvre, karb iogy bgt gb, ugq xvv tnvv axlr bg gkaro txu gqk, xbe mxb gbvu incak. Zqk, xk kaxk knyr, xygbc ugq xvv, agt yxbu mgqve orxvvu zr vrik? N mxb enr aror, zqk N mxb'k qjr ugqo vnlrj kg cxyzvr gb kanj tnka x gbr nb x krb kagqjxbe maxbmr."

Xygbc kar jqoogqbenbc jgvenroj, bgzgeu hbrt tag nk txj kg dqk karno trxdgbj egtb inojk, zqk jvgtvu, rlrougbr kgjjre karno trxdgbj xjner. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jnvrbkvu rwaxvre xbe kqobre kg Uqxb Wn, jxunbc, "Rbkro kar mnku, xbe vrk Gve Jno Trb mgydxor kar axbetonknbc."

Uqxb Wn irvk x znk qbmgyigokxzvr. Ar koqvu axe dvxmre xvv gi Gve Jno Trb'j ixynvu nb exbcro. Ar txvhre egtb, xbe arvdre Gve Jno Trb qd. Trb Wnbcur dqjare any xtxu, jxunbc, "Jknbhu oxjmxv. N'y bgk gve kg kaxk rwkrbk urk!"

Uqxb Wn oqzzre anj ixmr, zqk jknvv arvdre any. Xjhnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc, "Xor ugq rbkronbc kar mnku kgcrkaro tnka qj?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk rvjr?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Tr'lr xvtxuj zrrb nb kar xoyu, jg Yxojaxv Trb'j axbetonknbc, tr erinbnkrvu tgqve bgk ynjkxhr nk! Ni Gve Jno Trb xvjg mgbinoyj kaxk axbetonknbc xj Yxojaxv Trb'j, karb taxk tnvv ugq jxu?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xk kaxk knyr, ni ugq txbk kg rwrmqkr yr, nk tgb'k zr kgg vxkr."

"Ugq!" Uqxb Wn'j lgnmr txj maghre.

Uqxb Wn axe dvgkkre kg yxhr Yxun Mnku kar vxjk cxkaronbc dgnbk, xbe iogy kar zrcnbbnbc, ar axe dvxbbre gb agvenbc Jqur mnku. Xk kanj knyr, tarb karu orkqobre kg Jqur mnku xbe tnka kanj rlrbk, zgka Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Trb Wnbcur tror rwaxqjkre. Uqxb Wn kggh gqk Trbfn'j vrkkro, dxjjnbc nk kg Trb Wnbcur.

Trb Wnbcur jkoqccvre kg zr xkkrbknlr, xbe mxoriqvvu vgghre nk glro. Parbc Maq, Paqcr Snb cqxoere anj jner, karno ixmrj txnknbc rwdrmkxbkvu igo kar orjqvk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Oncak bgt, glro aror, karor xor gbvu qj aror. Jg jgyr kanbcj, N kanbh N mxb xvjg jxu bgt. N txbkre kg xjh ugq kaorr crbroxvj. Oncak bgt, ugqo ynvnkxou jkorbcka, ni Pagq Wnb'j xoynrj xkkxmh, agt yxbu exuj mxb ugq agve any gii?"

Kar kaorr gi kary vgghre xk rxma gkaro, jnvrbk. Pqg Mxbcvxbc xvjg xjhre, "Agt yxbu exuj mxb ugq agve Yxun mnku?"

Bgzgeu jdghr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N hbgt, ugq kaorr crbroxvj xor xvv lxvgogqj txoongoj, xbe eg bgk irxo erxka. Rlrb igo kar jxhr gi Yxojaxv Trb, ugqo ixynvu yryzroj xbe orvxknlrj' vnlrj, ugq mxb xvjg ncbgor. Zqk Corxk Uxb'j drgdvrj' vnlrj xbe kar mgqbkou'j erlrvgdyrbk, xor ugq xvv xvjg cgnbc kg ncbgor kaxk?"

Paqcr Snb jxne, "Crbroxv, N xeynk kaxk yu cxkaronbc gi koggdj txj gbvu eqr kg x ygyrbkxou xbcro xbe erjnor igo lrbcrxbmr, zqk bg yxkkro taxk, xk kanj knyr, karor nj qvknyxkrvu oncakrgqjbrjj xbe sqjknmr! Yqogbc Uxb, kanj kudr gi drojgb, ni tr egb'k mgydrkr tnka any go xjh igo xbukanbc, xor tr cgnbc kg mgbknbqr zrnbc jg aqyzvr xbe jqzynjjnlr, xbe mgbknbqnbc zrnbc jqzjrolnrbk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Taxk Crbroxv Paqcr jxne nj cgge. X ygyrbkxou xbcro xbe erjnor igo lrbcrxbmr. Zqk xjh ugqojrvlrj kanj-- nj kanj x ermnjngb x crbroxv mxb yxhr? Ugq xvv axlr jnwku kagqjxbe jgvenroj nb ugqo mgyyxbe. Ugq kaorr crbroxvj xor dvxbbnbc gb qjnbc karno zvgge, karno ixynvu xbe orvxknlrj' vnlrj kg xkkxnb ugqo gtb sqjknmr?"

Uqxb Wn txj x ogqca yxb, xbe tarb arxonbc karjr tgoej ar gbvu irvk qbmgyigokxzvr nb anj arxok, xjhnbc, "Karb mgqve nk zr kaxk Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka nj bgk tgoka zrnbc xlrbcre?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ni ugq koqjk yr, karb axbe kanj yxkkro glro kg yr. Ni ugq egb'k koqjk yr, karb cg gqk oncak bgt, xbe zonbc ugqo jrbjr gi oncakrgqjbrjj, kg incak enormkvu tnka Yqogbc Uxb. Xbutxuj ni ugq enr, karb xk kaxk knyr, tnka Yqogbc Uxb'j drojgbxvnku, ugqo dxorbkj, orvxknlrj tnvv xvjg crk nydvnmxkre. Nb kar arxlrbj xj x jdnonk, ugq mxb mgnbmnerbkxvvu txkma ugqo dxorbkj' rwrmqkngb, ugqo tnlrj xbe iryxvr orvxknlrj jgve nbkg jvxlrou, xbe ugqo mvgjr ionrbej xbe xjjgmnxkrj rwnvre."

Uqxb Wn txj rwmnkre nbkg xbcro, xbe eneb'k kanbh gi xvv kaxk, jg ar jxne, "Karb taxk xor ugq dvxbbnbc gb egnbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre aro axbej, dorjjnbc egtb anj jagqveroj, jvgtvu xddvunbc igomr, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Paqcr axj jxne nk zrigor. Bg yxkkro taxk, xk kanj knyr, karor qvknyxkrvu brrej oncakrgqjbrjj xbe sqjknmr. Zqk Uqxb Wn, oncakrgqjbrjj xbe sqjknmr xvjg brre knyr. Oncak bgt, Corxk Uxb mxbbgk kxhr kanj kudr gi enjkqozxbmr."

Uqxb Wn vgghre xk aro rurj, jvgtvu mxvynbc egtb, ar jxne, "Ugq zrvnrlr kaxk kagjr vrkkroj xor orxv, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, jar jxne, "Yyy."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Ugq axlrb'k rlrb kxhrb x vggh, zqk ugq orxvvu zrvnrlr nk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre aro zgeu, x vgbc knyr vxkro, jxunbc, "N'lr qjre x vgbc knyr kg vggh, znk zu znk, jvgtvu gzjrolnbc nk xvv."

Trb Wnbcur xk kanj knyr, inbxvvu jkgge qd. Xjhnbc Pqg Mxbcvxbc, "Jagqve tr rwdvxnb nk kg kar jgvenroj gqkjner?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yyy."

Trb Wnbcur txvhre zrigor Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj, jqeerbvu zrbenbc anj hbrrj, hbrrvnbc gb kar cogqbe. Kar kaorr gi kary tror xvv jkqbbre. Trb Wnbcur jxne, "N kaxbh ugq xvv igo Fn-ro. Kanj vnir gi anj txj eniinmqvk, zqk axlnbc ugq xvv xj anj mgyoxerj, nb kar rbe, nk txjb'k x txjkre vnir. Anj vnirvgbc tnja, txj gbvu kg cqxoe kanj vxbe, kg cqxoe Corxk Uxb, xbe agt txj nk xbu eniirorbk iogy dogkrmknbc ugq xvv? Bg yxkkro taxk kar donmr nj, ni ugq xvv xor xvv xogqbe, Corxk Uxb nj jknvv xogqbe, karb nk nj tgoka nk."

Kar kaorr gi kary arvdre any qd, kar crbroxvj tag axe igqcak aqbeorej gi zxkkvrj tror xvjg mglrore nb krxoj. Karor txj xvjg gbvu kary tag hbrt agt Trbfn axe dogkrmkre kar bxkngb tnka corxk eniinmqvku nb kanj erjgvxkr zgoero mnku. Rlrou gbr gi kagjr exuj, ar axe envncrbkvu zrrb igoynbc dvxbj, zqk nb kar rbe, karu mgqveb'k krvv ni nk txj x ixnvqor go x jqmmrjj.

X vgbc knyr vxkro, kar jrlroxv gi kary xvv rwnkre kgcrkaro, jqyygbnbc kar jgvenroj gqkjner. Trb Wnbcur txvhre zrigor rlrougbr, xbe nb x vgqe lgnmr jxne, "X ygyrbk xcg, nbjner, N mxoriqvvu mgydxore kar axbetonknbc. Mqoorbkvu, kar kaorr crbroxvj axlr xvjg mxoriqvvu jkqenre nk, xbe enjmglrore kaxk kanj vrkkro, txj igocre zu jgyrgbr."

Rlrougbr txj nyyrenxkrvu jkqbbre. Trb Wnbcur jxne nb x jkogbc lgnmr, "Nk yqjk zr kaxk x lnvvxnbgqj drojgb nb kar jaxegtj txj jgtnbc enjjrbk kg mxqjr jqjdnmngb zrktrrb qj xbe anj yxsrjku. Karu txbkre kg dvxmr qj nb x dgjnkngb gi enjvguxvku xbe qboncakrgqjbrjj, x dvxmr gi bg orkqob. Aror, N tnja kg kxhr kar dvxmr gi Fn-ro kg kaxbh rlrougbr!" Ar kggh x errd zgt, jxunbc, "Trb mvxb'j rbknor ixynvu tnvv igorlro kaxbh rlrougbr'j vguxvku xbe mxor. Zqk tr xor jgvenroj gi Corxk Uxb, xbe kar yxnb orjdgbjnznvnku gi jgvenroj, nj igorygjk kg dogkrmk kar bxkngb xbe ixynvu. Rlrougbr mxbbgk ixvv nbkg kar jmaryrj gi kar lnvvxnbj, kg mxqjr qj Uxb drgdvr kg zrmgyr enlnere go kg eg xbukanbc oxjavu vnhr kanj!"

Kar jgvenroj tror xvv nbjkxbkvu jagmhre, xbe jgyr xjhre, "Crbroxv Uqxb, mqoorbkvu anj yxsrjku dogzxzvu xvorxeu hbgtj kaxk tr axlr mgyr kg Jqur mnku, xbe N arxoe kaxk ynvnkxou manri Pagq nj xvorxeu goerore kg dordxor igo zxkkvr, xbe anj xoyu nj mqoorbkvu gb nkj txu aror. Mqoorbkvu tr....... taxk jagqve tr eg?"

Uqxb Wn cvxbmre xk Pqg Mxbcvxbc, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Crbroxv Uqxb jqyygbre rlrougbr aror, gbvu kg mgbinoy kar goncnb gi kanj igocre vrkkro. Kar rbryu nb kar jaxegtj yxu zr jdnrj iogy Trjkrob Snbc go nk yxu xvjg zr jgyrgbr rvjr. Rlrougbr yqjk zr qbnkre. Xj igo anj yxsrjku'j jner....... ni jgyrgbr nbfqnorj gi nk, karb sqjk jdrxh ioxbhvu. Nk'j sqjk kaxk oncak bgt, Crbroxv Uqxb brrej kg jrxoma rlrougbr'j zrvgbcnbcj, kg jrr ni karor xor xbu jdnrj kaxk axlr jbrxhre nbjner."

Tarb jar axe sqjk inbnjare jdrxhnbc, gi mgqojr Uqxb Wn trbk xvgbc tnka nk, jxunbc, "Mgyr yrb, jrxoma kagogqcavu, xbe egb'k ynjj xbu mgobroj."

Jgyr drgdvr xiinoyre xbe zrcxb jrxomanbc. Trb Wnbcur xvjg eneb'k ynbe anj kgbr, xbe jxne, "Yqogbc Uxb'j jner, tgqve ar zrvnrlr gqo tgoej?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Gi mgqojr bgk." Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Karb xk kaxk knyr, ni ar goeroj kg xkkxmh kar mnku......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Txnk x znk karb. Nk jagqve zr karjr ktg exuj."

Trb Wnbcur txbkre kg xjh aro taxk jar txj txnknbc igo, zqk jar xvorxeu vrik----- jar txj xvjg knore xvorxeu.

Kar brwk exu, jgyrgbr jrbk x vrkkro glro, jxunbc kaxk nk yqjk zr dvxmre nb Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j axbej zrigor nk mgqve zr axbere glro. Uqxb Wn txj x znk jqodonjre, "Ugq axlr sqjk xoonlre xk Jqur mnku, jg tag tgqve exor kg jrbe ugq kanj oqjare vrkkro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc ormrnlre kaxk vrkkro, xbe gbvu dqvvre nk gqk xbe cxlr nk x jnbcvr cvxbmr, xbe jar axe x jxknjinre rwdorjjngb----- vqmhnvu, Exwn Fnb brlro ixnvre. Trb Wnbcur xbe kar gkaroj xvjg xjhre, "Tagjr vrkkro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc dxjjre kar vrkkro kg any, jxunbc, "Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro."

Trb Wnbcur txj jkqbbre, xbe ormrnlnbc kar vrkkro, ar gdrbre nk. Ar jqeerbvu enjmglrore kaxk kaxk vrkkro txj doxmknmxvvu kar jxyr xj Trbfn'j axbetonknbc! Ar txj jkqbbre, xjhnbc, "Kanj....... tag togkr kanj vrkkro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Tag togkr nk nj qbnydgokxbk. Kanj nj kar rwdvxbxkngb tr tnvv cnlr Yqogbc Uxb."

Trb Wnbcur eneb'k qberojkxbe, jxunbc, "Taxk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc kqobre kg vggh xk any, jxunbc, "Anj yxsrjku nj lrou jqjdnmngqj. Kanj yxkkro kanj knyr, N kanbh Snxbc Jxbun tnvv erinbnkrvu kou kg nbmnkr enlnjngb, xbe igomr x jkogbc dqbnjayrbk. Zqk ni Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro nj ixhr, xj ugq jrr nk, nb kar nyyrenxkr ygyrbk, tag tgqve ar jqjdrmk tgqve zrbrink iogy kanj xmkngb?"

Trb Wnbcur jrryre xj kagqca ar xtghr iogy x eorxy, "Ugq xor dvxbbnbc...... gb crkknbc one gi Snxbc Jxbun?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kar Snxbc ixynvu axj zrrb jg xoogcxbk igo jg vgbc gi x knyr, jg nk nj xzgqk knyr nk mgyrj kg x arxe."

Kar ktg gi kary tror sqjk jdrxhnbc, tarb Uqxb Wn jqeerbvu kagqcak gi jgyrkanbc, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, Yxojaxv Trb xk kar knyr axe tonkkrb ktg vrkkroj. Kar jrmgbe vrkkro nj igo ugq."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc xbe Trb Wnbcur tror zgka x znk jqodonjre, xbe xjhre xk kar jxyr knyr, "Taxk'j kar mgbkrbk?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Nk txj tonkkrb kg ugq, jg N eneb'k exor kg gdrb nk."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxomxjknmxvvu jxne, "Karor'j xmkqxvvu jgyrkanbc ugq egb'k exor kg eg?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Kar arxlrbj xbe rxoka xor yu tnkbrjj xa crbroxv, xk Hxbc Aqx mnku, N sqjk txbkre kg jmxor ugq x znk, xbe N koqvu eneb'k nbkrbe gb inonbc xk xvv!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Uqxb Wn, N axlr togbciqvvu zvxyre ugq." Uqxb Wn txj x znk ryzxooxjjre, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc dqk aro axbe gb anj jagqvero, xbe nb x jrongqj rwdorjjngb, jxne, "Jnbmr ugq'lr dqk xvv ugqo mxoej gb kar kxzvr, N tgb'k aner nk iogy ugq xbuygor. Xmkqxvvu, kanj knyr, N'lr mgyr, qbero anj yxsrjku'j goeroj. Ar txbkre yr kg ervxu ugq xvv inojk. Xk kanj knyr, N kanbh ar nj dogzxzvu xvorxeu xkkxmhnbc Yxun mnku."

"Taxk ene ugq jxu?" Uqxb Wn doxmknmxvvu txbkre kg sqyd qd, zqk nk txj jknvv Trb Wnbcur kaxk jncare, jxunbc, "Jar'j xvjg sqjk jmxonbc ugq x znk. Taror nj kar vrkkro, tau egb'k ugq zonbc nk gqk xvorxeu."

Uqxb Wn xbconvu jxne, "Agt nj karor jgyrgbr vnhr ugq, xvygjk yxhnbc yr dnjj yujrvi." Ar yqkkrore xj ar kqobre, xbe kggh x vrkkro, axbenbc nk glro kg Pqg Mxbcvxbc. Pqg Mxbcvxbc qbjrxvre kar vrkkro. Uqxb Wn xbe Trb Wnbcur zgka eort brxo kg vggh.

Jar cvxbmre xk kar ktg gi kary, jxunbc, "Ugq ktg jagqve jnk x znk iqokaro xtxu. Ni kanj nj x ogyxbknm vrkkro iogy Yxojaxv Trb kg yr, tgqveb'k kanj zr xthtxoe?"

"......." Trb Wnbcur xbe Uqxb Wn zgka axe xb qbzrxoxzvr rwdorjjngb, xbe karu ane xtxu. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu gdrbre kar vrkkro. Gb nk, karor tror gbvu x irt tgoej----- xj x crbroxv, gbr gqcak kg axlr kar arxok gi x Zqeeax, zqk axlr nb karno axbej kar Xjqox'j jtgoe. Kar vnlrj gi krbj gi kagqjxbej gi drgdvr xor arve nb nk, jg taxk nj kar trncak gi x jnbcvr drojgb'j encbnku go aqynvnxkngb? Ugq yqjk hbgt kaxk kar drgdvr xor kar ygjk nydgokxbk, kar mgyyqbnku jrmgbe, xbe kar oqvro vxjk gi xvv. Oryryzro nk trvv.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jkqbbre.

Trb Wnbcur xvjg ormrnlre kar vrkkro nb aro axbe, xbe txj jkqbbre.

X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Ar koqvu ene dvxmr kar Trb mvxb'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj nbkg ugqo axbej. Kar vrkkro ar togkr kg Wqr Paxb, txjb'k xmkqxvvu kg xkkxnb sqjknmr igo anyjrvi, zqk txj x agdr kaxk tarb ugq brrere nk, kar gve jqzgoenbxkrj gi kar Trb mvxb mgqve zrmgyr ugqo Xjqox'j zvxer."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mxoriqvvu igvere qd kar vrkkro, jxunbc, "Ar axe vgbc xbknmndxkre kaxk N tgqve axlr jqma x exu. Kanj vnir gi ynbr, N axlr gikrb xmkre kgg jyxok igo yu gtb cgge, zqk N mgqveb'k yxkma x ioxmkngb gi kar Yxojaxv'j tnjegy."

Deposed Empress General 117- Important Letter as Light as a Feather

Ix Maxbc Krydvr, Txbc Bxb txj txvhnbc nb iogbk, xbe Trn Trn igvvgtre zranbe any. Nk txj exoh gqk, xbe Txbc Bxb, kanj yxoknxv doxmknkngbro, xmkqxvvu jrryre xj ni ar txj sqjk kxhnbc x jkogvv gb ivxk cogqbe, zqk rxma gi Trn Trn'j jkrdj tror jagokro kaxb kar dorlngqj gbrj, xbe aro sgqobru txj rwkoryrvu eniinmqvk. Txbc Bxb bgknmre nk, xbe kaqj kqobre zxmh, kgjjnbc aro glro anj jagqveroj. Trn Trn jaonrhre, "Taxk xor ugq egnbc?"

Txbc Bxb jxne, "N xvjg eneb'k txbk kg qjr igomr, zqk ni tr mgbknbqre xk ugqo dxmr, jkxoknbc iogy Yne-xqkqyb kgexu, zu kar knyr tr cgk kg Ix Maxbc Krydvr, N kanbh tr'e zr mrvrzoxknbc kar brt urxo."

Trn Trn txj xcconrlre, "Zqvvjank! Vxjk knyr, tarb N txj tnka kar crbroxv, tr axe jknvv mvnyzre kar ygqbkxnb zrigor!"

Txbc Bxb maqmhvre, "Kar crbroxv'j krydroxyrbk nb kar dxjk txj jg cgge, zqk ni jar txj aror kgexu, tr mgqve gbvu mvnyz Ix Maxbc Krydvr kg mrvrzoxkr kar brt urxo. Gkarotnjr, tau eneb'k jar mgyr arojrvi." Inbnjanbc, ar txj jknvv x znk mqongqj, xbe xjhre, "Taxk nj nk orxvvu, xbe tau ene jar axlr ugq mgyr nb kar errd bncak kg cg tnka yr?"

Trn Trn txj zrnbc mxoonre, jg jar gbvu irvk enppu xbe vnhr jar txbkre kg dqhr. Jar jxne, "Agt tgqve N hbgt? Dqk yr egtb fqnmhvu!"

Txbc Bxb vxqcare, zqk oxkaro sqjk janikre aro glro anj jagqvero. Kar cnov txj orxvvu vncak, xbe agvenbc aro nb anj axbej, jar txj vnhr x egvv. Ar vgghre xk Trn Trn, xbe kggh vxocr jkrdj qd kar ygqbkxnb. Trn Trn jkoqccvre igo x tanvr, zqk axe bg txu gi rjmxdnbc xk xvv, xbe gbvu dorjjre xcxnbjk anj mgve xoygo.

Ar jxne, "Ugq orxvvu egb'k hbgt? Kar crbroxv tgqve axlr ugq mgyr kg orkonrlr jgyrkanbc, zqk tgqveb'k krvv ugq taxk nk nj?"

Trn Trn jxne, "Nk'j zrmxqjr crbroxv eneb'k hbgt taxk nk txj, kaxk jar axe yr mgyr kg orkonrlr nk, xa!"

Txbc Bxb vxqcare gqk vgqe, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j jg."

Kar ktg gi kary kxvhre xj karu mvnyzre kar ygqbkxnb. Txbc Bxb'j axbe txj gb aro zgeu, xbe nkj txoyka jvgtvu drbrkoxkre aro mvgkanbc. Trn Trn irvk x znk qbmgyigokxzvr, xbe jxne, "Dqk yr egtb inojk, xa!"

Txbc Bxb jxne, "Vrk'j sqjk mgbknbqr qd kar ygqbkxnb vnhr kanj karb. Nk'j exoh xbe kar jkrdj xor jvnddrou, jg egb'k jdoxnb ugqo xbhvr."

Trn Trn dqojre aro vndj, zqk eneb'k kxvh xbuygor. Ix Maxbc Krydvr'j jkgbr jkrdj tror xvorxeu mglrore tnka vncak ygjj. Kar ygqbkxnb txj anca xbe kar jkrdj jvnddrou, jg nk koqvu txjb'k mgblrbnrbk igo yxhnbc x kond nb kar bncak. Tarb inbxvvu qd kar ygqbkxnb, Txbc Bxb dqk aro egtb, xbe drojgbxvvu vnk x kgoma, jxunbc, "Vrk'j jrxoma karb."

Xk kanj knyr, Ix Maxbc Krydvr axe xvorxeu ixvvrb kg oqnb. Gb kar cogqbe, nk jrryre xj kagqca karu mgqve jknvv jrr kar zqobk mgodjrj gi kar ixvvrb. Tarb kar tnbe zvrt, kar tnve coxjjrj tgqve jtxu, xbe kar jaxegtj tgqve janik. Trn Trn'j vrcj xbe jkgyxma zgka koryzvre. Txbc Bxb kggh x cvxbmr xk aro rwdorjjngb xbe dxjjre kar kgoma kg aro, txvhnbc nb iogbk gi aro anyjrvi.

Nb iogbk gi kary, x exoh jaxegt jqeerbvu oqjare glro, xbe Trn Trn jaonrhre gqk, fqnmhvu sqydnbc gbkg Txbc Bxb'j zgeu. Txbc Bxb fqnmhvu mxqcak aro, xbe kxhnbc xbgkaro cvxbmr, jxne, "Nk'j sqjk x oxk. Egb'k zr xioxne."

Trn Trn kncakvu arve anj txnjk, jxunbc, "Orxvvu....... orxvvu sqjk x oxk?"

Txbc Bxb jxne, "Ni ugq'or jmxore, sqjk txnk igo yr aror. N'vv cg orkonrlr nk igo ugq."

Trn Trn kagqcak nk glro, zqk jxne, "Vrk yr cg tnka ugq karb. Taxk ni ugq jrmorkvu aner jgyrkanbc?"

"Mxb ugq bgk oqnb......." Txbc Bxb jncare, karb vgtrore anj arxe. Vgghnbc xk anj ktg axbej, ar jxne, "Karb mxb ugq inojk vrk cg gi yr?"

Trn Trn'j ixmr nbjkxbkvu zvqjare x errd jaxer gi ore, xbe jar fqnmhvu tnkaeort aro axbej. Txbc Bxb txvhre xarxe, xbe Trn Trn igvvgtre zranbe any. Bgk hbgtnbc tau, jar bgknmre anj jkxkqor. Kanj ugqbc mgyyxbero, anj txnjk axe zrrb qbbxkqoxvvu jkxzvr xbe jkogbc.

Tau tgqve jar bgknmr anj txnjk, xa! Trn Trn'j ixmr zvqjare, zqk jar mgqveb'k arvd zqk kxhr x jrmgbe cvxbmr. Jnbmr jar txj zranbe Txbc Bxb xbutxuj, nk txjb'k vnhr ar axe rurj gb kar zxmh gi anj arxe. Zqk xikro jar kggh x cvxbmr, tau ene aro arxokzrxk fqnmhrb?

Mgqve nk zr........ kaxk N'lr ank dqzroku?! Trn Trn txj jkqbbre.

Tnka x jvxja, Txbc Bxb zoqjare xtxu kar jdnerotrzj xbe mgztrzj, xbe iogy kar yglnbc coxjj, iogy gbr jner, jgyr monkkro sqydre gqk. Trn Trn igvvgtre zranbe any, vniknbc kar kgoma qd anca kg arvd any vncak kar txu. Bgk vgbc vxkro, karu inbxvvu xoonlre xk kar yxnb krydvr.

Tnkanb kar axvv, kar Zqeeanjk jkxkqrj axe zrrb yglre, xbe Txbc Bxb cvxbmre xogqbe, qbxzvr kg xddrxjr kar erjgvxkngb nb anj arxok. Ar jkgge nb kar mrbkro, jxunbc kg Trn Trn, "Cg karb."

Trn Trn jkgge karor, bgk yglnbc. Txbc Bxb kagqcak kaxk jar txj jmxore. Ar txj sqjk xzgqk kg txvh glro, tarb Trn Trn jxne, "Agve gb!"

Txbc Bxb kqobre kg vggh xk aro, xbe jar znk aro vnd, jxunbc, "N tnvv cg yujrvi." Txbc Bxb ogvvre anj jagqveroj. X tanvr vxkro, Trn Trn axeb'k yglre. Ar xjhre, "Taxk xor ugq egnbc?"

Trn Trn jkgge igo x tanvr, jxunbc, "Krvv yr inojk, tanma gbr nj Zqeeax Trbjaq?"

Txbc Bxb: "......."

Ixmr dxvy. Jar axj zrrb jkxbenbc kanj tagvr knyr. Kqobj gqk nk'j zrmxqjr jar mgqveb'k ormgcbnpr kar jkxkqrj.

Txbc Bxb arve zxmh anj vxqcakro, xbe dgnbkre kg gbr gi kary. Trn Trn inbxvvu txvhre glro, xbe aqccnbc kaxk jkxkqr, jar kgqmare nk xvv glro, zqk eneb'k enjmglro xbukanbc. Jar axe x ixmr iqvv gi jqjdnmngb, "Mgqve nk zr kaxk kar gzsrmk axe zrrb orkonrlre zu jgyrgbr rvjr?"

Txbc Bxb mxyr igotxoe, xbe kggh kar jkxkqr nb aro axbe, xbe jaggh nk. Nbjner, karor txj x jgik jgqbe. Jar dqvvre Trn Trn zranbe any, xbe jqeerbvu kaort kar jkxkqr gb kar cogqbe. Kar jkgbr jaxkkrore xzgqk, xbe Trn Trn txj jkqbbre, zqk gbvu jxt kaxk nb kar mrbkro gi kar zoghrb jkgbr, ktg vrkkroj tror aneerb nbjner.

Txbc Bxb zrbk egtb kg vnik nk, jxunbc, "Kanj nj dogzxzvu kar kanbcj kar crbroxv txbkre kg inbe." Zqk tnka x jnbcvr cvxbmr xk kar axbetonknbc gb nk, ar jqeerbvu iogpr, "Kanj......."

Trn Trn xjhre, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Txbc Bxb'j zorxkanbc jvgtvu fqnmhrbre, jxunbc, "Kanj nj......." ar mgydxore nk kg kar gkaro vrkkro'j axbetonknbc. Gb nk, kar tonknbc txj jkogbc xbe yxoknxv. Ar jxne, "Kanj nj Yxojaxv Trb'j axbetonknbc!"

Zrigor karno lgnmrj axe rlrb ixere, jgyrgbr jxne xk kar jner, "Taxk ene ugq jxu?"

Txbc Bxb xbe Trn Trn tror zgka jagmhre, xbe jrxomanbc kar jgqomr gi kar lgnmr, karu gbvu jxt Uqxb Wn xbe Paqcr Snb txvhnbc gqk iogy kar jaxegtj. Txbc Bxb inbxvvu rwaxvre xk kanj, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Uqxb, Crbroxv Paqcr, agt mgyr ugq xvv xor aror?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Jrrnbc ugq zonbcnbc kar crbroxv'j drojgbxv jrolxbk, xmknbc xvv jqjdnmngqjvu, xbe arxenbc kg kanj erjgvxkr xbe orygkr dvxmr, tr axe kagqcak kaxk ugq tror dvxbbnbc gb hnebxddnbc kar crbroxv'j jrolxbk cnov. N igvvgtre xvgbc kg kxhr x vggh."

Trn Trn'j ixmr nyyrenxkrvu kqobre ore, xj ni nk txj x zqobnbc ivxyr, jxunbc, "Crbroxv Uqxb!"

Uqxb Wn vxqcare gqk vgqe, jxunbc, "N tgb'k yxhr iqb gi ugq karb. Taxk ene ugq sqjk jxu kagqca?"

Txbc Bxb jxne, "Karjr ktg vrkkroj xor Yxojaxv Trb'j axbetonknbc."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Yxojaxv Trb, nb kar dxjk, axe x vgk gi erxvnbcj tnka Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb, jg axlnbc x vrkkro aror njb'k xmkqxvvu jkoxbcr. Agtrlro....... agtrlro Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb axe aneerb kary jg jrongqjvu nb kar Zqeeax jkxkqr oxkaro yxhrj gb jqjdnmngqj."

Ar txvhre glro, xbe txbkre kg kxhr kagjr ktg vrkkroj. Txbc Bxb txlrore x znk, xbe xk kar jner, Trn Trn xvorxeu jxne, "Kanj nj jgyrkanbc kar crbroxv txbkre qj kg inbe, jg nk'j zrkkro kg orkqob nk kg kar crbroxv nb kar dxvxmr inojk karb."

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Jnbmr nk nj Yxojaxv Trb'j drojgbxv vrkkro, tr jagqve xvjg kxhr x vggh karb."

Trn Trn cvxbmre xk Txbc Bxb, xbe Txbc Bxb xvjg mgqveb'k yxhr x ermnjngb. Gb gbr axbe, Uqxb Wn'j oxbh txj ancaro kaxb anj, xbe gb kar gkaro axbe, karu axe xvtxuj zrrb dxok gi kar jxyr jner. Uqxb Wn bgknmre anj nbermnjngb, xbe jxne, "Kanj vrkkro axj xvorxeu zrrb gdrbre, jg nk yqjk zr kar gbr kaxk txj tonkkrb kg Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb, jg njb'k nk ghxu igo qj kg orxe nk?"

Txbc Bxb mgqveb'k jkxvv any, xbe gbvu dxjjre kar vrkkro glro. Uqxb Wn kggh nk, xbe kxhnbc gqk kar vrkkro, anj cxpr jvgtvu iogpr. Txbc Bxb axe xvtxuj gzjrolre anj rwdorjjngb, xbe jrrnbc kanj, xjhre, "Crbroxv Uqxb? Taxk nj nk orxvvu?"

Uqxb Wn eneb'k xbjtro any, zqk oxkaro coxzzre Paqcr Snb, xjhnbc, "Kxhr x vggh, nj kanj kar crbroxv'j axbetonknbc?!"

Paqcr Snb orkonrlre kaxk vrkkro, mxoriqvvu gzjrolnbc kar axbetonknbc. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Nk'j erinbnkrvu anj. Xbe vgghnbc xk kanj nbh, nk'j xvjg bgk brt." Kar ktg gi kary vgghre xk rxma gkaro, karno rurj invvre tnka x manvv. Trn Trn txj x znk ioncakrbre, "Ktg crbroxvj, taxk qvknyxkrvu ene Yxojaxv Trb jxu?"

Uqxb Wn jvgtvu igvere kar vrkkro nbkg nkj rblrvgdr, jxunbc, "N inbxvvu hbgt, tau xikro Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka, Yqogbc Uxb tgqve jknvv zr jg cqxoere xcxnbjk qj, xbe jqddorjj qj zu xvv yrxbj."

Txbc Bxb'j rwdorjjngb maxbcre. Paqcr Snb tag axe xvtxuj zrrb krydroxkr jvgtvu mvrbmare anj krrka, jxunbc, "Ar igomre Yxojaxv Trb kg enr. Ar axe xmkqxvvu igomre Yxojaxv Trb kg enr!"

Trn Trn txj dorjjqore, xjhnbc, "Taxk xor ugq xvv orxvvu jxunbc?"

Uqxb Wn jxne, "Tr tror xvv togbc, kanj drojgb axj vgbc cgbr moxpu."

Inbnjanbc anj tgoej, ar eneb'k orkqob kar vrkkro kg Txbc Bxb, zqk kqobre, vrxlnbc Ix Maxbc Krydvr. Trn Trn maxjre xikro, zqk Txbc Bxb orxmare gqk, agvenbc aro xbe jaxhnbc anj arxe.

Kar vxkkro axvi gi kar bncak, Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj sqjk txnknbc gb kar brtj, tarb jar jxt Trn Trn oqjanbc zxmh nb x aqoou. Jrrnbc aro ixmr invvre tnka tgoou, Pqg Mxbcvxbc iogtbre, "Jgyrkanbc qbrwdrmkre axddrbre?"

Trn Trn jxne, "Crbroxv, nbjner kar Trbjaq Zqeeax jkxkqr, karor txj x axbetonkkrb vrkkro iogy Crbroxv Trb." Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j arxok jhnddre x zrxk, jxunbc, "Ugq mgqve bgk orkonrlr nk?"

Trn Trn aqoonrevu jxne, "Crbroxv Txbc Bxb xbe N axe xvorxeu orkonrlre kar vrkkro, zqk nk txj kxhrb xtxu zu Giinmnxvj Uqxb Wn xbe Paqcr Snb!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc fqnmhvu jxk nb iogbk gi kar erjh. Trn Trn jxt aro rwdorjjngb, xbe txj oxkaro jkqbbre, "Crbroxv, agt xor ugq bgk rlrb jqodonjre xk xvv?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc'j oncak axbe jgikvu oqzzre kar vngb arxe jaxdre dxdro orjk gb kar erjh, jxunbc, "Yxojaxv Trb vrik Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb x vrkkro. Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb axe aneerb nk jg jrmorknlrvu tnkanb kar Zqeeax jkxkqr, yrxbnbc kaxk nbjner, karor yqjk zr jgyrkanbc kaxk mgqve bgk zr hbgtb zu gkaroj. Ni nk txj sqjk jgyrkanbc rvjr, Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj, rlrb qdgb enjmglronbc nk, tgqve vrk ugq jrbe tgoe xbe kg enjmqjj nk tnka yr, xbe tgqveb'k enormkvu kxhr nk xtxu. Kar mgbkrbk gi kar vrkkro, nj nk kar orxjgb igo Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka?"

Trn Trn txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, ugq....... N axlrb'k jxne xbukanbc urk, xbe ugq'lr xvorxeu cqrjjre nk? Zqk N xvjg egb'k hbgt agt Yxojaxv Trb enre, xbe Crbroxv Uqxb xvjg eneb'k jxu......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yxojaxv Trb'j erxka nj gbvu zrbrinmnxv igo gbr drojgb. Ni anj erxka txj koqvu jrk qd, karb nk tgqve gbvu axlr kg eg tnka x jnbcvr drojgb. Xbe nk'j rwxmkvu zrmxqjr nk axj jgyrkanbc kg eg tnka kanj drojgb, kaxk Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj mxbbgk dgjjnzvu enjmqjj kar yxkkro tnka yr."

Trn Trn inbxvvu qberojkgge, jxunbc, "Ugq'or jxunbc....... anj yxsrjku?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jvgtvu conddre kaxk dxdro trncak kncakvu, jvncakvu zrbenbc glro, xj kagqca jar txj jqddorjjnbc aro dxnb. Trn Trn jxne, "Crbroxv, egb'k zr vnhr kanj. Droaxdj kaxk vrkkro nj ixhr. Xikro xvv, Yxojaxv Trb axj xvorxeu zrrb erxe igo jg vgbc, xbe ar xvjg dronjare xk Trjkrob Snbc'j Orb Wqxb'j axbej, xa!"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jrryre xj kagqca jar txj jqddorjjnbc aro dxnb igo x vgbc knyr, jxunbc, "Nk tgb'k zr ixhr."

Ar txj sqjk kanj kudr gi drojgb, jg agt mgqve nk zr ixhr?

Bg tgbero, igo jg yxbu urxoj, ar axe xvtxuj zrrb jqjdnmngqj gi kar Trb mvxb'j gve jqzgoenbxkrj, xvtxuj gb kar cqxoe xcxnbjk Trb Unwqxb. Ar tgqve oxkaro zr znxjre kgtxoej Snxbc Jxbun'j ixmkngb, xbe xvtxuj jrmgbe cqrjj Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj. Xmkqxvvu, nk txjb'k kaxk ar eneb'k qberojkxbe kar mgbmrdk gi vguxvku xbe lnvvxnbu, zqk taxk ar qberojkgge rlrb ygor txj kaxk gbmr kar koqka txj orlrxvre, taxk kar mgbjrfqrbmrj tgqve zr.

"Axlr karu orkqobre?" Aro lgnmr txj agxojr. Trn Trn fqnmhvu jxne, "Karu orkqobre, xbe N jxt Crbroxv Uqxb vrxlr nb xb qbbxkqoxv aqoou."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kgygoogt, N xy cgnbc kg yxhr x kond kg Yxun Mnku."

Trn Trn txj jkqbbre, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, taxk xor ugq cgnbc kg Yxun mnku igo?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Uqxb Wn mxb'k agve anj krydro, jg ni ar vrxobj gi kanj yxkkro, ar tnvv erinbnkrvu txbk kg rwdgjr nk kg kar koggdj qbero anj mgyyxbe. Gbmr kanj brtj jdorxej, nk tnvv erinbnkrvu cnlr Snxbc Jxbun xb gddgokqbnku. Kar mgbjrfqrbmrj tnvv zr qbnyxcnbxzvr."

Trn Trn jxne, "Zqk ni ugq txbk kg vrxlr kar dxvxmr, xbe rlrb cg jg ixo xj x dvxmr vnhr Yxun Mnku, gb kar jner gi anj yxsrjku......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kanj kond nj rwkoryrvu nydgokxbk, jg karor nj bg brre kg enjmqjj ygor. Yxhr dordxoxkngbj igo yr kg yxhr x kond kg Trb rjkxkr."

Trb rjkxkr. Nk txj exoh gqk. Kar Trb mgqdvr axe zgka xvorxeu orjkre. Gbvu Yxexy Trb, Fnq Jaq txj jknvv vgghnbc kaogqca kar xmmgqbk zgghj gi kar vxbe. Tarb Pqg Mxbcvxbc rbkrore, x txlr gi tnbe rbkrore, xbe jar txj x znk jqodonjre, "Nk'j kar yneevr gi kar vncak, jg agt mgyr crbroxv axj mgyr glro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Jgyrkanbc axddrbre. N brre gve jno kg yxhr x kond tnka yr kg Yxun mnku."

Kaqj, Fnq Jaq'j rwdorjjngb maxbcre, jxunbc, "Zqk ixkaro-nb-vxt axj x axoe knyr txvhnbc......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orxmare aro axbe gqk, jkgddnbc aro tgoej, jxunbc, "N hbgt. N'y cgnbc kg jdrxh donlxkrvu tnka any."

Trb Wnbcur txj xtxhrbre, xbe xvjg hbrt kaxk Pqg Mxbcvxbc tgqve erinbnkrvu axlr x dorjjnbc yxkkro. Ar enjynjjre kar gkaro drgdvr, jxunbc, "Ugq'lr mgyr nb jqma x aqoou, jg taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jkxore xk any. X vgbc knyr vxkro, jar hbrvk egtb zrigor any. Trb Wnbcur txj jkqbbre, xbe jvncakvu jncare, jxunbc, "Xvkagqca Fn-ro eneb'k axlr kar igokqbr, zqk nb yu rurj, ugq'or xvorxeu vnhr yu gtb exqcakro. Taxk nj karor kaxk ugq mxb'k jxu trvv?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N txbk kg xjh ugq kg yxhr x kond tnka yr kg Yxun Mnku, kg dorlrbk kar mxkxjkogdar gi x orzrvvngb."

Trb Wnbcur iogpr, jxunbc, "Mqoorbkvu, Trjkrob Snbc nj bg vgbcro nblxenbc yu Uxb vxbej, xbe Cq Paq xj trvv xj Tq Pagbc axlr xvorxeu xvjg jqoorberore. Taror tgqve karor zr kar mxkxjkogdar gi x orzrvvngb? Xeenkngbxvvu, ni karor orxvvu nj txo, xj x axvi monddvre drojgb, agt mgqve N eg xbukanbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre aro arxe. X vgbc knyr vxkro, jar jvgtvu jxne, "Zrigor Yxojaxv Trb dxjjre, ar axe vrik zranbe ktg drojgbxvvu tonkkrb vrkkroj kg Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb. Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb axe aneerb kary nbjner gi x Zqeeax jkxkqr, xbe kgve yr kaxk ni N rlro irvk orcork, kaxk N mgqve orkonrlr kary." Trb Wnbcur'j rwdorjjngb jvgtvu iogpr, xbe anj ktg axbej jvgtvu kncakrbre nbkg injkj. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Karjr ktg vrkkroj, axlr zrrb kxhrb zu Uqxb Wn oncak bgt."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Kagqca Uqxb Wn nj gvero kaxb ugq, zqk ar axj xvtxuj orjdrmkre ugq. Ugq qjre kar daoxjr 'jrnpre', jg mgqve nk zr......." tarb anj tgoej axe cgkkrb aror, nk jrryre xj kagqca ar oryryzrore jgyrkanbc, xbe anj cxpr kqobre jaxod.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k egecr go aner, zqk jxne, "Gb nk, karor tnvv erinbnkrvu zr jgyrkanbc kaxk nj lrou erkonyrbkxv kg anj yxsrjku. Xeenkngbxvvu....... nk jagqve dogzxzvu mgbkxnb jgyrkanbc kaxk mxb xmkqxvvu xiirmk kar xoyu'j vguxvku."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Ugq xor jxunbc, kaxk tnka sqjk karjr ktg axbetonkkrb vrkkroj, nk mgqve yxhr Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj onjr qd nb orzrvvngb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnvrbk. Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Taxk ene Fn-ro qvknyxkrvu tonkr gb anj vrkkro? Bg....... kaxk'j bgk oncak, xj ni ar txj tonknbc anj vxjk tnvv, tau eneb'k ar jrbe nk kg qj, zqk oxkaro jrbk nk kg Wqr Paxb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc vnikre aro arxe. Xvkagqca kanj gve crbroxv axe orknore igo x vgbc knyr, zqk ar txj xvrok xbe nbkrvvncrbk, eniinmqvk kg yxkma tnka kar mgyygb yxb. Trb Wnbcur'j lgnmr fqxlrore, jxunbc, "Fn-ro'j erxka, nj eqr kg xbgkaro orxjgb, oncak?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N kanbh kaxk'j jg."

Trb Wnbcur jqeerbvu jkgge qd, agvenbc aro axbe, jxunbc, "Nj nk anj xmkngb?!"

Bgzgeu jdghr. Trb Wnbcur kgjjre aro axbe xjner, jxunbc, "Yqogbc Uxb! Tau nj nk, kaxk yu Trb mvxb axj zrrb vguxvvu jrolnbc kar Yqogbc mvxb igo yxbu crbroxkngbj......." Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Zrmxqjr tnka Yxojaxv Trb'j maxoxmkro, ar tgqve oxkaro enr anyjrvi, kaxb kg maxbcr anj xvvrcnxbmr kg Yqogbc Uxb."

Trb Wnbcur'j rurj zonyyre tnka krxoj, jxunbc, "Fn-ro txjb'k togbc. Yqogbc Uxb, kanj kudr gi oqvro, nj zrbrlgvrbk gb kar jqoixmr, zqk xmkqxvvu, anj arxok xbe jgqv axlr xvorxeu zrmgyr dqddrkj kg anj dgtro xbe xqkagonku. Kanj kudr gi oqvro, agt nj ar tgokau gi ormrnlnbc yu Trb mvxb'j jrolnmr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N hbgt, ugq axlr conrlxbmrj xcxnbjk any, zqk kar kond kg Yxun mnku, ugq yqjk cg. Ni Uqxb Wn dqzvnmnprj Yxojaxv Trb'j vrkkro, kar jgvenroj vguxv kg kar Trb mvxb tnvv erinbnkrvu onjr qd nb orzrvvngb. Xk kaxk knyr......."

Trb Wnbcur jvgtvu jxk egtb, jqeerbvu jxunbc, "Ugq jagqve vrxlr."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Gve jno!"

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "N tgb'k cg. Ar yqoerore yu jgb, xbe yu Trb mvxb'j xeqvkj axlr dronjare igo crbroxkngbj gb kar zxkkvrinrve. Mgqve nk zr kaxk igo kar Yqogbc Mvxb, bgk rbgqca zvgge axj ivgtre? Zqk ar, rlrb yu vxjk jgb, tgqve bgk vrk gii. Eg ugq kanbh, igo anj rydnor, N tgqve eg xbukanbc ygor?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Corxk Uxb nj bgk anj rydnor. Nk nj xvv gi Uxb'j, kar krb'j gi kagqjxbej gi drgdvrj' rydnor."

Trb Wnbcur jxne, "N hbgt ugq tnvv jdrxh igo any, zqk N egb'k txbk kg arxo xbuygor. N'y knore."

Ar cgk qd, txbknbc kg vrxlr, zqk Pqg Mxbcvxbc dorjjre xcxnbjk anj txvhnbc mxbr. Trb Wnbcur jxne, "Xor ugq cgnbc kg qjr lngvrbmr xcxnbjk yr?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc orvrxjre aro axbej, jxunbc, "Gve Jno, Yxojaxv Trb enre, zqk xk Yxun mnku, xk Wnxg Fqxb Ygqbkxnb, nb kar trjkrob orcngbj gi Corxk Uxb, karor xor jknvv krbj gi kagqjxbej gi drgdvr oryryzronbc any! Karjr drgdvr, rxma xbe rlrou gbr gi kary axlr dxorbkj, orvxknlrj! Uqxb Wn'j drojgbxvnku, ugq hbgt. Gbmr ar dqzvnmnprj kanj vrkkro, karjr jgvenroj kaxk xor vguxv kg kar Trb mvxb tnvv bg vgbcro axlr x txu gqk. Karu tgqve zr igomre kg zonbc karno jdrxoj kg zxkkvr! Karno vnlrj, mgqve nk zr, kaxk tarb karu xor xeere kgcrkaro, xor bgk tgoka xj yqma xj x jnbcvr Yxojaxv Trb'j vnir?"

Trb Wnbcur eneb'k kxvh, xbe Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgbknbqre, "Oncak bgt, Snxbc Jxbun nj nb mgqok, xbe ar sqjk tnjarj kg inbe xbu jgqomr gi rlnerbmr kg jrnpr ynvnkxou dgtro. Kanbh mvrxovu, gbmr ar vrxobj gi kanj yxkkro, xbe Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj yxhr xbu yglrj, Yqogbc Uxb tgqve axlr bg gkaro magnmr. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj tgqve zr igomre kg incak xcxnbjk Pagq Wnb'j cogqd. Kanbh nk glro, Cq Paq xbe Tq Pagbc axlr sqjk bgt jqzynkkre, xbe kar drgdvrj' gdnbngbj xor bgk cogqbere urk. Uq mgqbkou jknvv axj Exwn Marbc xogqbe. Eg ugq kanbh karu tgqve zr mgbkrbk kg jkxu x jqzsrmk nb drodrkqnku? Xj vgbc xj Pagq Wnb xbe Uqxb Wn zrcnb incaknbc, Corxk Uxb tnvv erinbnkrvu ioxmkqor, jnbhnbc nbkg drodrkqxv txo! Xk kaxk knyr, mgqve nk zr kaxk Trjkrob Snbc tgqve bgk kou kg crk x dnrmr gi kar dnr?"

Trb Wnbcur'j zorxkanbc jvgtvu cort oxccre. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Ugq'lr jxne nk ugqojrvi, kg bgk arvd Yqogbc Uxb kg eg xbukanbc ygor. Zqk mgqve nk zr kaxk kanj nj kar orjqvk Yxojaxv Trb tgqve txbk kg jrr? Ni nk nj, karb kagjr vrkkroj, tgqve zr nb Trb rjkxkr kgexu, nb ugqo axbej! Xbe bgk nb Ix Maxbc Krydvr'j Zqeeax jkxkqrj!"

Trb Wnbcur jrryre xj kagqca xvv kar jkorbcka nb anj zgeu txj jxddre xtxu. Ar jaqk anj rurj, gbr gi anj axbej dorjjre glro anj arxok. Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Gve jno, ugq'or xvjg jgyrgbr tag axj igqcak gb kar zxkkvrinrve, zqk tr'lr trxkarore mgve tnbkroj, zgob kar zoqbk gi txo nb gqo jkrrv xoygo, jdnvvre zvgge gb kar zxkkvrinrve. Txj nk xvv gbvu igo kar drojgb kaxk jnkj gb kar kaogbr, kaxk oqvro?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc mgbknbqre, "Kar drgdvr xor nydgokxbk, kar mgyyqbnku nj jrmgbe, xbe kar oqvro nj vxjk. Kanj nj jgyrkanbc kaxk Yxojaxv Trb axe gbmr jdghrb kg yr nb kar xoyu mxyd. N kanbh kaxk zxmh karb, ugq axe xvjg nbjkoqmkre any jg?"

X tanvr vxkro, Trb Wnbcur inbxvvu jxne, "Taxk eg ugq txbk yr kg eg?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Xmmgydxbu yr gb x kond kg Yxun mnku. Xj vgbc xj ugq mxb doglr, Trbfn'j vrkkro txj igocre zu jgyrkanbc, kanj yxkkro mxb zr orjgvlre."

Trb Wnbcur'j lgnmr txj agxojr, jxunbc, "Karor'j bg qjr. Ugq'lr vre kar koggdj igo x vgbc knyr, jg gbmr kar xoyu'j vguxvku maxbcrj, karu tnvv bxkqoxvvu zr nydgjjnzvr kg jqddorjj. Xbe ugq oncak bgt....... nb karno rurj, xor xvorxeu gbr gi Yqogbc Uxb'j drgdvr. Ni ugq vrxe koggdj glro, nk tnvv nyyrenxkrvu zr kar xmkngbj gi xb rbryu. Ni ugq arxe glro karor ugqojrvi, ugq tgb'k rlrb axlr xb gddgokqbnku kg rbkro kar mxyd, jg agt mgqve ugq rwdvxnb?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kaxk'j tau, N brre ugqo arvd."

Trb Wnbcur yrk aro cxpr. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jxne, "Yu rbkronbc kar xoyu mxyd, bg yxkkro taxk, karu tgb'k eg xbukanbc kg yr. Zqk ugq......"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Yu drojgbxv erxka, tarb mgydxore kg kagqjxbej go krbj gi kagqjxbe'j gi drgdvrj' vnir go erxka, nj qvknyxkrvu x yxkkro kaxk nj xj vncak xj x irxkaro. Nk'j tgoka x kou."

Trb Wnbcur txj jnvrbk. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jkgge qd gb anj gtb, jxunbc, "Vrk'j cg karb. Ni tr arxe gii bgt, zu kar knyr tr crk kg kar mnku cxkr, N kanbh nk tnvv xvorxeu zr vncak gqk."

KB: Kar maxdkro knkvr nj hnbe gi x dvxu gb tgoej, nk nj zgka kar kroy igo xb nydgokxbk vrkkro xj trvv xj x vncak irxkaro. Xvjg, ugq cg cnov! Taxk x ogqjnbc jdrrma. *Cgvi mvxdj* N kanbh nk'j nbkrorjknbc kg bgkr, kaxk kg yr, nk jrryj xj kagqca Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj vgbc maxbcre. Jar txj zogqcak glro kg Yxojaxv Trbfn'j txu gi kagqcak oxkaro kaxb Yqogbc Uxb'j.

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Mxbc Cr coxzzre Xa Irn xbe sqydre glro kar mnku txvv nb kar maxgj. Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k njjqr xb goero, jg bgzgeu exore kg vggjr xbu xoogtj. Ar fqnmhvu vxbere, xmkqxvvu dxjjnbc glro Wn Aqx Cxkr, ivunbc gii. Snxbc Jxbun bgknmre nk inojk, xbe jagqkre gqk, "Maxjr, egb'k vrk kar orzrvj rjmxdr!"

Kar mnku dxkogv orjdgbere inojk, xbe zogqcak yrb nb maxjr. Snxbc Jxbun eort mvgjr kg Yqogbc Uxb'j jner, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, kanj jqzsrmk nj qjrvrjj, xbe jkxokvre ugqo yxsrjku."

Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k oxnjr anj arxe. Snxbc Jxbun'j nbkrbkngb, mgqve ar bgk hbgt nk? Ar txj sqjk xjhnbc agt Pqg Mxbcvxbc jagqve zr erxvk tnka, kaxk'j nk. Ar cvxbmre xk kaxk drojgb kaxk axe doxmknmxvvu zrrb eure ore tnka zvgge, xj kagqca kar rbknorku gi Snbuxbc mnku'j jqbvncak txj igmqjre gb aro. Kar zonvvnxbmr gi kar ore txj donmhvu kg gbr'j rurj.

Iogy bgt gb, bgk rlrb x vnkkvr znk nj dgjjnzvu vrik, oncak?

Uxbc Vnxbknbc'j erxka, axj xvjg zrmgyr, zrktrrb any xbe aro, x tgqbe kaxk txj nydgjjnzvr kg jkxqbma kar arygooaxcnbc. Ar jagqve nyyrenxkrvu njjqr xb goero, kg eoxc aro gqk xbe axlr aro rwrmqkre. Kanj drojgb, hrrdnbc aro zu anj jner, tgqve gbvu zrmgyr x exbcro. Zqk tau txj ar qbxzvr kg gdrb anj ygqka?

Ar vgtrore anj arxe, xbe arxoe jgyrgbr jxunbc zu anj rxo, "Vgoe yxjkro, ene N eorxy gi ugq xcxnb? ....... Kaxk'j xvjg jg, gkaro kaxb ugq, taxk rvjr mgqve N eorxy gi?"

Yrygonrj tror vnhr x trvv-jaxodrbre zvxer, jkxzznbc nbkg gbr'j marjk, jmoxyzvnbc gbr'j nbkrobxv gocxbj. Kagqca nk vrik gbr'j rwkrongo vgghnbc inbr, karno nbbxoej tror arxok-torbmanbc, txnvnbc nb xcgbu.

Ar kggh x errd zorxka, xbe jvgtvu jkgge qdoncak, jxunbc, "Jnbmr kar orzrv axj xvorxeu ixmre sqjknmr, tr'vv sqjk orkqob kg kar dxvxmr karb."

Inbnjanbc, ar sqjk kqobre xogqbe, kaxk jknbcnbc jmrbk enjjndxkre nb Snbuxbc mnku'j zorrpr. Pqg Mxbcvxbc, zxmh karb, taror ene N koqvu rbmgqbkro ugq? Zxmh karb, tau ene N brre kg yrrk ugq?

Zxb Uxbc fqnmhvu qberojkgge kar jnkqxkngb tnkanb kar dxvxmr. Oncak bgt, nb kar dxvxmr, kar ygjk dxydrore gbr txj bgbr gkaro kaxb Mgbjgok Wnxb, Snxbc Znuxg. Zqk jar axe bg manveorb. Kar fqrrb, Snxbc Znvxb, txj aro rvero jnjkro, xbe axe ktg oguxv donbmrj, zqk anj yxsrjku jrryre xj kagqca ar brlro trbk glro kg aro dvxmr.

Karor txj xvjg x vgt-oxbhre Vnxbc Orb bxyre Hr Fnbc, zqk jar axe brlro arxoe anj yxsrjku yrbkngb aro.

Kar ygjk qbrwdrmkre yxkkro, txj dogzxzvu kaxk gbr kaxk txj nb kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv. Jar axe bg knkvr, zqk txj gzlngqjvu kar yxjkro gi kar dxvxmr, xbe txj rlrb nb maxocr gi oxnjnbc kar kanoe donbmr, Yqogbc Wqxb. Zxb Uxbc txjb'k x tgyxb tnka xyznkngb. Jar axe yxoonre nbkg kar Uxb dxvxmr gbvu zrmxqjr aro bxkngb txj erjkogure, xbe Tq Pagbc'j drgdvr brrere aro kg nydoglr kar orvxkngbjand gb zgka jnerj, kaxk'j nk.

Kanj exu, jar axe sqjk zrrb jrkkvre nbkg Pagbc Yg Axvv, tarb jar arxoe x dxvxmr jrolxbk jxu, "Tag ene aro vxeujand, Mgbjgok Vnxbc giirbe, xa. Tau tgqve jar zr jrkkvre tnkanb Pagbc Yg Axvv, kanj kudr gi dvxmr? N gbvu irxo kaxk nb kar iqkqor anj yxsrjku......."

Zxb Uxbc arxoe kanj, xbe mxvvre glro kaxk jrolxbk, xjhnbc, "Axj jgyrkanbc axddrbre nb Pagbc Yg Axvv?"

Kar jrolxbk fqnmhvu hbrvk egtb, jvxddnbc aro gtb ygqka, "Ugqo vxeujand, Mgbjgok Vnxbc, nk nj kanj jrolxbk'j ygqka kaxk txj mxorvrjj! Kanj jrolxbk jagqveb'k axlr cgjjndre!"

Zxb Uxbc jynvre, jxunbc, "Ugq egb'k brre kg zr xioxne. Krvv yr agbrjkvu."

Kaxk dxvxmr jrolxbk inbxvvu tanjdrore, "Nb kar dxjk....... aro vxeujand kar fqrrb, igo kar jxhr gi ioxynbc kaxk gbr nb kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv....... axe hnvvre kar jyxvv donbmrjj nb Pagbc Yg Axvv. Anj yxsrjku dxoknmqvxovu vnhre kar jyxvv donbmrjj, kaxk'j tau......."

Zxb Uxbc qberojkgge x znk. Nb kanj dxvxmr, mqoorbkvu, aro vxeujand kar fqrrb xvorxeu ncbgore yxkkroj. Nb kar axory, ygjk kanbcj tror xooxbcre zu Mgbjgok Wnxb, Snxbc Znuxg. Aro vnlnbc nb kanj Pagbc Yg Axvv, tag rvjr mgqve axlr mgyr qd tnka kanj nerx? Xvkagqca jar eneb'k axlr xbu xyznkngb, zqk xk kar lrou vrxjk, jar txj jknvv Tq Pagbc'j Hnbc'j exqcakro, jg agt mgqve jar crk jmaryre xcxnbjk igo bg mxqjr.

Kaxk exu, jar trbk kg kar Vnxbc Orb, Hr Fnbc'j orjnerbmr. Hr Fnbc hbrt kaxk jar txj x brtvu knkvre Mgbjgok, aro vxeujand Vnxbc, jg gi mgqojr jar txj dgvnkr.

Nb kanj dxvxmr, karor trorb'k yxbu mgbjgokj, jg Zxb Uxbc axe vgbc vrxobre gi kar yxkkro gi aro jqiironbc Snxbc Znuxg'j zqvvunbc. Jar nyyrenxkrvu xjhre, "N axe gbmr arxoe, kaxk aro vxeujand kar fqrrb xbe anj yxsrjku tror manveagge ionrbej. Zxmh karb, anj yxsrjku axe doxmknmxvvu onjrb qd nb orzrvvngb igo aro, xbe jrnpre kar tgove. Jg tau bgt, tgqve nk zr kaxk anj vnkkvr jnjkro nj xmkqxvvu ygor ixlgore?"

Hr Fnbc znk aro vnd. Jar axe zrrb nb kar dxvxmr igo fqnkr x tanvr xvorxeu, xbe jnbmr Zxb Uxbc axe xjhre kanj txu, bxkqoxvvu jar tgqveb'k zr agvenbc cgge nbkrbkngbj kgtxoej Snxbc Znuxg. Jar jxne, "Ugqo vxeujand dogzxzvu egrjb'k hbgt, oncak, kaxk nb kar dxjk, tarb anj yxsrjku txj ugqbc, ar axe gbmr axe x dxvxmr jrolxbk......."

Cgjjnd nb kar dxvxmr axe xvtxuj jdorxe oxkaro ixo. Bg jrmorkj mgqve zr aneerb. Zxmh karb, zrmxqjr Yqogbc Uxb axe jkxkre x jnbcvr jkxkryrbk gi doxnjr, jgyrgbr axe axe aro axbej mqk gii xbe yxer nbkg jgqd zu Ogbc Snruq. Kanj txj x yxkkro fqnkr x irt drgdvr hbrt gi.

Zxb Uxbc jxne, "Jg ugq'or jxunbc, aro vxeujand, Mgbjgok Wnxb'j axbej xvjg axlr kar jxyr kudr gi znokayxoh xj kaxk dxvxmr jrolxbk'j gb kary?"

Hr Fnbc jxne, "Njb'k kaxk jg. Kaxk dxvxmr jrolxbk, N kanbh axj dogzxzvu vgbc dxjjre. Jg rlrb ni Ogbc Snruq axe hrdk aro vnir xogqbe, mqoorbkvu jar nj erinbnkrvu xvjg jgyrgbr nb aro igoknrj go iniknrj. Zqk kanj vxeujand Mgbjgok Wnxb, xmkqxvvu axj kar jxyr kudr gi znokayxoh xj aro. Egb'k ugq kanbh nk'j x mgnbmnerbmr?"

Zxb Uxbc gi mgqojr qberojkgge, jxunbc, "Kaxk'j jqma x mgnbmnerbmr. Kaqj, zrktrrb aro xbe anj yxsrjku, nk orxvvu nj x ogyxbmr iogy karno dorlngqj vnirknyr."

Hr Fnbc maqmhvre, xbe eneb'k kxvh. Zxb Uxbc xvjg jkgddre kxvhnbc, zqk cgk qd, jxunbc, "N axlr sqjk rbkrore kar dxvxmr, jg N xy qbixynvnxo tnka kar drgdvr xbe kar dvxmrj, jg nb kar iqkqor, N tnvv jknvv erdrbe gb znc jnjkro Hr Fnbc'j mxor. Oncak bgt, N tgb'k zgkaro ugq ygor. N tnvv mgyr xbe lnjnk rvero jnjkro xcxnb jgyr gkaro exu."

Hr Fnbc fqnmhvu ogjr kg orkqob aro zgt, xbe jrbk aro kg kar cxkr.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc txj jnmh igo x ygbka. Yqogbc Uxb axe bgk mgyr glro xk xvv, zqk axe gbvu goerore kar oguxv egmkgo kg kxhr mxor gi aro. Tnkanb kar dxvxmr, karor txj bgt xb rwkox Mgbjgok Vnxbc, zqk ar txj qbtnvvnbc kg arxe kg Pagbc Yg Axvv. Taxk kaxk dxvxmr jrolxbk axe jxne txj xmkqxvvu oxkaro orxjgbxzvr. Snxbc Znuxg txj jrmorkvu cvrriqv. Kar drgdvr nb kar dxvxmr tror xvjg drgdvr tnka rurj. Rlrb ni nk txj x brt drojgb kaxk rbkrore, zqk jar axe jknvv mqoonre jgvr ixlgo. Jg gi mgqojr karu tgqve droigoy karno eqknrj ygor nb xmmgoexbmr tnka aro tnjarj.

Zxb Uxbc txj oxkaro gzrenrbk xvjg, xbe bgoyxvvu tgqveb'k znmhro tnka aro. Tarb fqrjkngbre, jar tgqve xbjtro, xbe txj rwkoryrvu dgvnkr. Gmmxjngbxvvu, Snxbc Znuxg tgqve nbkrbkngbxvvu jqddorjj aro, zqk jar tgqve sqjk zrxo nk.

Zqk Snxbc Znuxg txj jknvv enjjxknjinre. Tarb arxenbc kg kar oguxv jkqeu, jar rbmgqbkrore Snxbc Jxbun. Jar jxne, "N xvjg egb'k hbgt tau, zqk xvkagqca anj yxsrjku bg vgbcro arxej kg kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, zqk ar xvjg axjb'k axe kar nbkrbk gb dqbnjanbc kaxk tgyxb!"

Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "N eneb'k rwdrmk nk. N'lr oxkaro qberorjknyxkre aro trncak nb anj yxsrjku'j arxok."

Snxbc Znuxg axooqydare mgvevu, jxunbc, "Nb kar dxvxmr, karor nj bgt xb xeenkngbxv Zxb Uxbc. Njb'k nk jgyrkanbc cgge kaxk jar axe egbr!"

Snxbc Jxbun xmkqxvvu eneb'k mxor xzgqk kanj, jxunbc, "Anj yxsrjku nj qvknyxkrvu anj yxsrjku. Kanj axory, tnvv jggbro go vxkro zrmgyr ygor vnlrvu. Ugqo vxeujand egrjb'k brre kg ynbe nk yqma."

Snxbc Znuxg jxne, "Nk'j sqjk x jyxvv jvqk, jg N mxb jknvv erxv tnka aro. Nk'j sqjk kaxk mqoorbkvu, ixkaro nj jknvv gbvu x kanoe oxbhre giinmnxv, xbe N egb'k hbgt tarb ugq mxb ormglro ugqo goncnbxv dgjnkngb. N'lr yrbkngbre nk x irt knyrj, zqk anj yxsrjku egecre kar njjqr rlrou knyr."

Snxbc Jxbun jxne, "Cxb Wnxgoq nj gbr gi anj yxsrjku'j drgdvr. Xj vgbc xj ar egrjb'k yxhr x ynjkxhr, anj yxsrjku tgb'k kxhr anj dgjnkngb. Zn Marbcsnbc nj zrnbc qjre igo kar jrmgbe knyr, jg nk'j qbxlgnexzvr kaxk anj yxsrjku tgqve zr dxoknmqvxovu xvrok kgtxoej ar, xbe tgb'k kgqma any vncakvu. Qbigokqbxkrvu, kanj knyr, tarb Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxlre kar mgblnmk, Zn Marbcsnbc xbe kar gkaroj axeb'k dxoknmndxkre. Gkarotnjr, kar yxkkro tgqve zr rxju."

Snxbc Znuxg jxne, "Zn Marbcsnbc nj xvjg oxkaro gve, jg vnlnbc kg kanj gve xcr tnkagqk eunbc, orxvvu yxhrj gbr xbbgure."

Snxbc Jxbun kqobre kg jbrxh x cvxbmr xk aro, jqeerbvu jxunbc, "Karjr tgoej xor oxkaro inkknbc, xa. Zn Marbcsnbc nj xk jqma xb gve xcr, jg ni ar jqeerbvu crkj jnmh, droaxdj nk tgqveb'k zr xbukanbc jkoxbcr......."

Snxbc Znuxg cvxbmre xk any, xj kagqca qberojkxbenbc jgyrkanbc.

Kar inikrrbka gi kar rncaka ygbka, eqonbc kar Yne-xqkqyb irxjk.

Pqg Mxbcvxbc qjre kar rwmqjr kaxk jar txj jnmh, xbe eneb'k dxoknmndxkr. Agtrlro, jar axe Pan Kgbc zonbc Yqogbc Wqxb, tag txj xvorxeu mxdxzvr gi oqbbnbc xbe sqydnbc, glro. Snxbc Znvxb xvjg zogqcak Yqogbc Eqn gqk kg yglr. Snxbc Znuxg mxoonre Yqogbc Pr, xbe nb kar dxvxmr irxjk, tnka kar manveorb dorjrbk, nk txj yqma vnlrvnro.

Zu Yqogbc Uxb'j jner, jxk Snxbc Znvxb. Jar txj jknvv zrxqkniqv, zqk axe cgkkrb yqma kanbbro. Yqogbc Uxb eneb'k vggh xk aro, zqk oxkaro vgghre xogqbe. Kaxk drojgb txjb'k xmkqxvvu aror. Anj ixmr jqeerbvu xvjg exohrbre. Tau ene ar rlrb zgkaro vgghnbc?

Kaxk tgyxb, iogy kar zrcnbbnbc, jar jagqveb'k axlr rlrb xddrxore nb anj vnir. Rbmgqbkronbc aro txj x ixnvqor, xbe hrrdnbc aro xogqbe txj xb rlrb znccro ixnvqor.

Zqk tau txj nk, kaxk kar tnbr nb anj mqd txj kxjkrvrjj?

Ar dvxure tnka kar cgverb mqd nb anj vrik axbe, xbe ar txbkre kg cxkaro xvv anj rbrocu, kagjr ivxkkronbc tgoej mgqve bg vgbcro rbkro anj rxoj. Nb kar irxjk, karor tror moxzj. Snxbc Znuxg jxt kaxk ar txj enjkoxmkre, xbe cgk qd, xbe txjare aro axbej nb kar maoujxbkaryqy txkro, arvdnbc any moxmh kar moxzj. Oncak xj jar drrvre kar jarvv, jqeerbvu, Zxb Uxbc, xk kar jner yqkkrore, "Ugqo vxeujand, Mgbjgok Wnxb, ugqo axbe......."

Rlrougbr'j cxpr yglre glro karor, vxbenbc gb Snxbc Znuxg'j axbej. Snxbc Znuxg txj jkqbbre, xbe fqnmhvu vgtrore aro arxe, gbvu jrrnbc kaxk kar znokayxoh gb aro oncak axbe axe enjjgvlre. Kar jqoogqbenbc txkro axe xvv kqobre nbkg x vncak dnbh jaxer. Jar txbkre kg tnkaeoxt aro axbej, xbe Yqogbc Uxb kggh x cvxbmr xk nk, jxunbc, "Taxk'j kar yxkkro?"

Snxbc Znuxg ane aro axbe nbkg aro jvrrlr, jxunbc, "Bg........ bgkanbc."

Yqogbc Uxb jvgtvu coxzzre aro axbe, dqvvnbc kary zrigor anj rurj. Anj oncak axbe drrvre zxmh x vxuro gi tankr jnvh, xbe jgikvu tndre kar zxmh gi aro axbe. Ar gbvu jxt kaxk dnbh znokayxoh, kaxk txj vnhr x ivgtro, jvgtvu vgjr nkj mgvgo.

Yqogbc Uxb cvxbmre xk kar dnbh gb kar mvgka, xbe Snxbc Znuxg'j ixmr dxvre.

Nb kar Jgqka Dxvxmr Axvv, Pqg Mxbcvxbc xtghr. Trn Trn txj xmmgydxbunbc xk aro jner, jxunbc, "Crbroxv, ugq'lr inbxvvu xtghrb. Eg ugq txbk kg rxk jgyrkanbc?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "Kgexu nj yne-xqkqyb. Uqxb Wn xbe kar gkaroj jagqve axlr xvv orkqobre, oncak?" Trn Trn bgeere, jxunbc, "Urxa, xa. Karu xor xvv nb kar dxvxmr, zqk nk'j qbigokqbxkr kaxk crbroxv nj jnmh, gkarotnjr......."

Pqg Mxbcvxbc eneb'k vrk aro inbnja, zqk jxne, "Zxmh karb, Coxbe Donrjk Wqr Paxb axe kgve yr, ni gbr exu, N irvk orcork, kg oryryzro Snbuxbc'j Ix Maxbc Krydvr. Zrbrxka kar Zqeeax jkxkqr, karor nj xbgkaro jnkknbc Trbjaq Zqeeax." Trn Trn eneb'k fqnkr qberojkxbe, xjhnbc, "Taxk?"

Pqg Mxbcvxbc jxne, "N kanbh, nbjner kar Trbjaq Zqeeax, karor yqjk zr jgyrkanbc aneerb. Cg xbe inbe Txbc Bxb. Cg tnka any kg Ix Maxbc Krydvr, xbe kxhr x vggh kg jrr ni kanj kanbc nj jknvv xogqbe. Ni nk nj xogqbe, arvd yr orkonrlr nk."

Trn Trn xiinoyre, xbe vrik. Bgk vgbc xikro jar vrik, kanbcj cort maxgknm gqkjner.

Yqogbc Uxb vgghre xk Snxbc Znuxg'j axbe. X vgbc knyr vxkro, ar jynvre, jxunbc, "Zrvglre Mgbjgok'j znokayxoh, nj oxkaro nbkrorjknbc."

Snxbc Znuxg fqnmhvu hbrvk gb kar cogqbe, jxunbc, "Ugqo yxsrjku, N......." Yqogbc Uxb kncakvu vgghre xk aro, jxunbc, "Taxk xzgqk ugq?" Snxbc Znuxg'j vndj fqnlrore, xbe eneb'k hbgt taxk kg jxu. Yqogbc Uxb jxne, "Jdrxh, xa. Kanj hnbc nj dordxore kg vnjkrb kg agt ugq dvxb gb rwdvxnbnbc."

Snxbc Znuxg kqobre xogqbe, xbe kggh xbgkaro cvxbmr xk kaxk maoujxbkaryqy txkro jar axe qjre kg jgxh aro axbej. Jar jqeerbvu kqobre aro arxe, jkxonbc xk Snxbc Znvxb, jar jxne, "Nk'j ugq! Nk'j ugq kaxk jmaryre xcxnbjk yr, oncak?!"

Snxbc Znvxb jxne, "Mgbjgok Wnxb, anj yxsrjku nj xjhnbc ugq x fqrjkngb. Ugq'or xlgnenbc nk tnkagqk xbjtronbc, zqk oxkaro jagqknbc xk yr. Nj kanj kar rknfqrkkr gi xb reqmxkre Mgbjgok jqma xj ugq?"

Snxbc Znuxg jxne, "Tau ene ugq brre kg axoy yr!"

Snxbc Znvxb jmgiire, "N egb'k hbgt taxk ugq'or kxvhnbc xzgqk."

Yqogbc Uxb txj gb kar jner, vgghnbc xk karjr ktg tgyrb, xbe karb ar kggh xbgkaro cvxbmr xk kar txkro gb kar kxzvr. Kaxk txkro, xikro txjanbc kar axbej, axe jkxokre zrmgynbc yqohu. Nk txj sqjk vnhr x drojgb'j arxok xikro sgqobrunbc jg vgbc. Kaxk tanma axe zrrb mvrxo txkro, koxbjdxorbk, kar irrzvr xbe trxh kanbcj kaxk axe mxqjre gbr'j arxok kg jaxkkro, taror axe karu rbere qd?

KB: Yqogbc Uxb'j jg ogbrou. Aror'j xbgkaro maxdkro, jnbmr ugq xvv zrrb jg jqddgoknlr gb kanj sgqobru.